Crustal movements closed the straits, and the landlocked Mediterranean began to evaporate.
地壳运动封闭了海峡,内陆的地中海开始了蒸发。
The water evaporates and the salts are left behind, creating a white crustal layer that prevents air and water from reaching the underlying soil.
水蒸发留下盐分,形成白色的地壳层,阻止空气和水进入下面的土壤。
Mediterranean salt domes formed after crustal movements opened the straits between the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, and the Mediterranean refilled with water.