NEWS 1935 Malcolm Campbell reached a new world land speed record of 301.13mph in Bluebird on the BonnevilleSalt Flats, Utah.

It is also simply huge at 1,500 sq km and has many varied landscapes fromsalt flats and deep canyons to moonscapes and sand dunes - we visited the lot!

They are aiming to break the land speed record in the BGC/G class of the Southern California Timing Association on Lake Bonneville - thesalt flats in the US state of Utah - with its specially prepared but near-production version of the new-generation Jetta.

The vehicle reaches a top speed of 208mph, which is the current BGC/C class record at Bonneville (208.572mph) that the automaker wants to claim when it runs this four-door saloon at the iconicsalt flats in Utah later this month.

Summary: Across the Mediterranean, from an illegally-built hotel in a Spanish nature park to a holiday complex encroaching on Lebanon'ssalt flats, a tourism boom is threatening precious coastal ecosystems.

This is the scenario archaeologists have come up with, based on footprints made 11,000 years ago on thesalt flats of New Mexico's White Sands National Monument.

(AFP) LONDON: The lagoons andsalt flats around the UAE's coastline could be used to generate a new source of clean energy for the country, according to new research carried out by the United Arab Emirates University.

The heart-warming film is based on the charming tale of Burt Munro, whose lifelong dream was to travel to the BonnevilleSalt Flats in Utah and set a new land-speed record on his lovingly restored 1920 Indian Twin Scout.

A visit to Bolivia'ssalt flats usually involves snapping a picture that plays with the perspective.

The Beetle LSR (Land Speed Record) reached 205.122mph over a mile on thesalt flats at the annual World of Speed event in Utah.

Martin, 34, from Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, was due to begin record runs on the 11-mile course on the BonnevilleSalt Flats, in Utah, USA, earlier but attempts have been delayed while the salt dries out.