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Q. Identify the correct geographical location of the McMurdo Dry Valleys, known for housing hypersaline water bodies on dry land.
Answer: Antarctica
Notes: The McMurdo Dry Valleys, renowned for their hypersaline lakes like Lake Vanda with a striking salinity of over 35%, which is 10 times more than typical ocean water, are located in Antarctica. Despite this, the most saline water body globally is not found here but at the Gaet'ale Pond. This site, situated in the Danakil Depression in Afar, Ethiopia, holds an even higher concentration of salt, accurately representing the diversity of extreme environments on Earth.

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