SOOS Natural Reserve
It is located 6 km to the northeast of Františkovy Lázne. It was declared a reserve in 1964 and its area is 221 hectares, but only part of it, namely along a 1.2 km long matted nature trail with provided descriptions and explanations, is accessible. It is a vast bog and moor area, where many mineral springs and pure carbon dioxide emissions rise in so-called moffettes – mud vulcanos. The instructional natural trail passes at the bottom of the dry lake that once had salt (mineral) water. Nowadays we can find a European curiosity here – a so-called diatomaceous peak – a cumulus of diatomaceous earth from hard-shelled algae sedimented at the bottom of the lake. It is a "moonscape" furrowed by erosion and covered with a yellow and white layer of sedimented mineral salts. Many protected animals live here and an abundance of wetland and salt-loving plants grow in the reserve.
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