A pink or red lake is a lake that has a reddish or pink color due to the presence of algae that produce carotenoids (organic pigments). These include algae such as Dunaliella salina, which is a type of halophile of green microalgae that lives in especially salty seawater. Due to their pink color, these lakes are becoming more and more popular with tourists and photographers from all over the world.
Lake Hillier (Hillier), Australia
Coordinates: 34 ° 05'45 ″ S NS. 123 ° 12'10 ″ in. etc.
Lake Hillier is a lake located on Middle Island - the most large island of all the islands and islets that make up the Recherche Archipelago in Western Australia. The lake is very popular and tourists tend to get there, even passengers of planes flying over the lake take pictures of this miracle of nature.
A feature of the lake is its bright pink color. The color of the water is constant and does not change when the water is poured into a container. The lake is about 600 meters long. It is separated from the ocean by a narrow strip of land, consisting of sand dunes covered with vegetation.
The lake is surrounded by white salt deposits and dense forests of tea and eucalyptus trees. In the north sand dunes separate the lake from the Southern Ocean. Middle Island and the lake were discovered in 1812.
Hutt Lagoon, Australia
Coordinates: 28 ° 9 "17.29" S NS. 114 ° 14 "23.99" E etc.
Lagoon Hutt is depicted on the left side, and Indian Ocean- on the right
Lagoon Hutt is salt Lake, an elongated shape, located just off the coast north of the mouth of the Hutt River in the midwest of Western Australia, in the dunes adjacent to the coast.
The city of Gregory is located between the ocean and the southern shores of the lake. The road between Northampton and Kalbarri, called George Gray Drive, runs along the western edge of the lake.
The lake is 14 kilometers long and 2 kilometers wide.
Lagoon Hutt is a salty pink lake that has a red or pink tint due to the presence of Dunaliella brackish in the water. Algae of this species produce carotenoids, which are a source of beta carotene, a food coloring and a source of vitamin A.
This lagoon is home to the world's largest microalgae farm. The total area of small artificial ponds in which Dunaliella brackish is bred is 250 hectares.
Lake Quairading, Australia
Coordinates: 31 ° 58 "22.37" S NS. 117 ° 30 "18.92" E etc.
Lake Kuerading Pink is located 11 kilometers east of the city of Kuerading (Western Australia). Bruce Rock highway passes through it.
The local population considers Pink Lake to be a natural miracle. At certain times, one side of the lake turns dark pink, while the other remains pale pink.
Field of Pink Lakes, Australia
Coordinates: 33 ° 51 "1.01" S NS. 123 ° 35 "34.06" E etc.
This unusual landscape was captured from an airplane in western Australia. This field of pink lakes lies somewhere between Esperance and Caiguna.
There are hundreds of small pink lakes in the field, each with its own unique hue. color pink... This is due to the fact that the concentration of algae and salt in each lake is different from all others.
Pink Lake, Australia
Coordinates: 33 ° 50 "43" S 121 ° 49 "40" E
Pink lake is a salt lake in the Goldfields-Esperance region, western australia... It is located about 3 kilometers west of Esperanza and is connected to the east by a motorway south coast(South Coast Highway).
The lake is not always pink in color, but the distinctive color of the water, when the lake takes on a pink hue, is the result of the activity of the green algae of Dunaliella brackish, as well as a high concentration of brackish shrimp. The lake has been noted as an important habitat for birds by the international organization for the protection of birds and the preservation of their habitat.
Lake Masazir, Azerbaijan
Coordinates: 40 ° 30 "29" N 49 ° 46 "21" E
Lake Masazir is a salt lake in the Karadag region, near Baku, Azerbaijan. The total area of the lake is 10 square kilometers. The ionic composition of water contains large volumes of chloride and sulfate.
Workers load salt into horse-drawn carts
In 2010, a plant for the production of 2 foreign ministries of salt "Azeri" was opened here. The approximate reserve of salt that can be extracted is 1735 million tons. It can be mined both in a liquid state (from water) and in a solid state.
Laguna Colorada, Bolivia
Coordinates: 22 ° 11'55 ″ S NS. 67 ° 46′52 ″ W etc.
Laguna Colorado is a mineral lake located in the Eduardo Avaroa National Reserve in the southwestern part of Bolivia near the border with Chile.
The red-brown color of the water is due to sedimentary rocks, as well as pigmentation of some algae growing there. Borax islands can also be found in the lake.
The lagoon area is inhabited by a large number of flamingo james. Also here you can find Andean and Chilean flamingos, but in small numbers.
Lake Torrevieja, Spain
Coordinates: 38 ° 0 "14.32" s. NS. 0 ° 44 "10.74" W etc.
Aerial view of the Torrevieja Salt Lake from the Mediterranean Sea
Torrevieja Salt Lake and La Mata Salt Lake are the salt lakes that surround Torrevieja, a seaside town in southeastern Spain. The microclimate created by the largest salt lakes in Europe - Torrevieja and La Mata, has been declared one of the healthiest in Europe, according to the World Health Organization.
The pink color of Lake Torrevieja, caused by the presence of algae and salt, gives it a "science fiction" look. Just like in the Dead Sea in Israel, here you can also just lie on the surface of the water. In addition, it will be of great benefit for the prevention and treatment of diseases of the skin and lungs.
At the other end of the lake, salt is mined and exported to different countries... A huge number of bird species can be seen by the lake.
Pond in an old mine, Cyprus, Italy
Coordinates: 35 ° 2 "10.01" N 33 ° 6 "57.53" E
Not far from the Cypriot village of Mitsero, there is a lake with blood-red water. At first glance, it seems that instead of water, it really contains blood.
In fact, the lake is not a lake at all, but a worked-out iron ore quarry. It is the rich presence of iron that explains the rich red color of the water.
Dusty Rose Lake, Canada
Coordinates: 52 ° 33 "38" N 126 ° 20 "31" W.
Located in British Columbia, Canada, this pink lake is quite unusual, little known, and arguably unique. The water in this lake is not salty at all, and does not contain algae, but it still has a pink color. The photo shows rose water flowing into the lake. The color of the water is due to the unique combination of rocks in this area (rock dust from the glacier).
Raspberry lake, Altai region, Russia
Coordinates: 51 ° 40'31 ″ s. NS. 79 ° 46'57 "in. etc.
The crimson lake in the Mikhailovsky district stands out with crimson water.
A distinct pink-crimson tint to the water gives a special appearance of small planktonic crustaceans living in the lake.
Especially bright crimson color near the lake in spring, although in other seasons it is noticeable.
Lake Retba, Senegal
Coordinates: 14 ° 50'20 ″ s. NS. 17 ° 14′04 ″ W etc.
Lake Retba or Pink Lake is located east of the peninsula Cape Verde(Cap Vert) in Senegal, northeast of Dakar, the capital of Senegal. It got its name from the color of the water in which the algae of the Dunaliella brackish species grow.
The color is especially noticeable during the dry season. The lake is also known for its high salt content, which, like the Dead Sea, allows people to float with ease.
Aerial view of salt accumulations along the shoreline of Retba Lake
There is a small salt mining business on the lake. Many salt collectors work 6-7 hours a day in the lake, which has a salt content of about 40%.
To protect their skin, they rub "Beurre de Karité" (Shea butter derived from shea nuts harvested from the shea tree) into it, which softens the skin and prevents tissue damage.
Colored salt ponds in San Francisco, USA
Coordinates: 37 ° 30 "23.56" N 122 ° 1 "40.79" W
San Francisco is famous for its colorful ponds, flying over which gives an indelible impression of what you see.
The reason for this beauty is trivial - simple salt. These reservoirs are created for the extraction of salt.
The algae growing in them is the cause of these color effects. The palette of colors depends on the height of the salt level, the more saturated shades are obtained at an increased salt level.
Besides weather are also capable of making adjustments to the variety of colors. For example, the wind stirring the algae changes the color scale, rain coupled with the wind sometimes generally lightens the water to its usual state.
Lake Natron, Tanzania
Coordinates: 2 ° 25 ′ S NS. 36 ° 00 ′ east etc.
Natron is a salt lake located in northern Tanzania, on the border with Kenya.
The lake has a depth of no more than three meters, and changes coastline depending on the season and water level. The water temperature in wetlands can reach 50 degrees Celsius, and depending on the water level, the alkalinity can reach a pH of 9 to 10.5.
Lake Natron is covered with a crust of salt that occasionally turns red and pink. This is the result of the vital activity of microorganisms that live in the lake. The lake is home to millions of flamingos.
Lake Chott El Jerid, Tunisia
Coordinates: 33 ° 42 ′ s. NS. 8 ° 26 ′ east etc.
Shott el-Jerid is a lake in central Tunisia and a salt marsh depression located in a series of depressions extending inland from the Gulf of Gabes.
During the winter rains, Shott el Jerid turns to salty closed lake with an area of 5-7 thousand km². In summer, when there is no precipitation and the temperature often reaches + 50 ° C, the lake dries up almost completely, and mirages are often observed.
Vegetation is sparse, with a predominance of halophytes; tamarisk and gorse thickets are found near wadi. Along the edges of the depression, there are outlets of artesian waters, around which are located oases, in which the date palm has been cultivated since ancient times.
An asphalt road was laid across the depression in the 1970s along the crest of the constructed dam.
Lake Koyashskoe, Crimea, Ukraine
Coordinates: 45 ° 2 "54" N 36 ° 11 "4" east longitude
Koyashskoye lake changes its color several times a year. This is due to bacteria, which turn reddish in hot weather.
From above, during the dry period, the lake is covered with a thin layer of salt crystals. The silt deposits of the lake are curative mud.
It is impossible to drown in Lake Koyashskoye, since its depth does not exceed 1 meter. But you won't be able to swim there either - the mud is very viscous.
Lake on the Sanetsch pass in Switzerland
The water surface is periodically covered with algae, which give an atypical color to the water.
Blood Pond (Chinoike Jigoku), Japan
Coordinates: 33 ° 19 "37.93" N 131 ° 28 "40.75" E
The Blood Pond (Chinoike Jigoku) is one of the most famous sources of hot water - geysers, which is located on Japanese island Kyushu near the city of Beppu.
It got its name due to the fact that its water contains a large amount of iron oxide.
The color of the pond has a red hue, which is very reminiscent of the blood of tourists, and it is for this that the geyser with hot water was nicknamed "bloody". Every day geysers emit more than 50,000 cubic meters of water, and over the lake you can observe the emission of vapors from active volcanoes, which are located on the banks of the blood pond.
Many legends are associated with the bloody pond, and in translation from the Japanese language its name means "Hell". One of these legends says that sinners were boiled in its waters. This is partly true - you can easily cook here, because the water temperature is about 100 degrees.
A pink lake is a lake that has a reddish or pink color due to the presence of algae that produce carotenoids (organic pigments)
A pink lake is a lake that has a reddish or pink color due to the presence of algae that produce carotenoids (organic pigments). These include algae such as Dunaliella salina, which is a type of halophile of green microalgae that lives in especially salty seawater. Due to their pink color, these lakes are becoming more and more popular with tourists and photographers from all over the world.
1. Lake Hillier, Australia
This body of water is located on the edge of the Middle Island, which is part of the Exploration Archipelago, stretching for tens of kilometers along south coast Western Australia. A feature of the lake is its bright pink color. The color of the water is constant and does not change when the water is poured into a container. The lake is about 600 meters long. It is separated from the ocean by a narrow strip of land, consisting of sand dunes covered with vegetation.
For the first time, people discovered an unusual lake in 1802. Then the British navigator Matthew Flinders decided to stop at the island on the way to Sydney. What a surprise the traveler was when, among the dense forests of the island, he came across a pink reservoir. The lake is surrounded by white salt deposits and dense forests of tea and eucalyptus trees. In the north, sand dunes separate the lake from the Southern Ocean.
The lake is very popular and tourists tend to get there, even passengers of planes flying over the lake take pictures of this miracle of nature.
2. Retba, Senegal
Lake Retba or Lake Pink is located east of the Cape Vert Peninsula in Senegal, northeast of Dakar, the capital of Senegal. It got its name from the color of the water in which the algae of the Dunaliella brackish species grow.
The color is especially noticeable during the dry season. The lake is also known for its high salt content, which, like the Dead Sea, allows people to float with ease.
There is a small salt mining business on the lake. Many salt collectors work 6-7 hours a day in the lake, which has a salt content of about 40%. To protect their skin, they rub “Beurre de Karité” (shea butter) into it, which softens the skin and prevents tissue damage. What is now called Retba Lake was once a lagoon. But the Atlantic surf gradually washed up the sand, and in the end the channel connecting the lagoon with the ocean was filled up. For a long time Retba remained an unremarkable salt lake.
But in the 70s of the last century, a series of droughts hit Senegal, Retba became very shallow and the extraction of salt, which lay in a thick layer at the bottom, became quite profitable. At the same time, the water in the lake acquired a pink hue thanks to microorganisms that can exist in a saturated salt solution.
Water of amazing color and charming boats completely cover the two-kilometer coastline of Lake Pink, or Lake Retba, as it is called in the language of the Wolof people, the most numerous ethnic group Senegal.
Apart from them, there is no other organic life in Retba - for algae, not to mention fish, such a concentration of salt is destructive. It is almost one and a half times higher here than in the Dead Sea - three hundred and eighty grams per liter!
3. Salt Lake Torrevieja (Alina de Torrevieja), Spain
Torrevieja Salt Lake and La Mata Salt Lake are the salt lakes that surround Torrevieja, a seaside town in southeastern Spain. The microclimate created by the largest salt lakes in Europe - Torrevieja and La Mata, has been declared one of the healthiest in Europe, according to the World Health Organization.
Alina de Torrevieja and La Salina de La Mata are the largest salt lakes in Europe. A special type of algae grows in the water, which gives the water a pink hue. The pink color of Lake Torrevieja, caused by the presence of algae and salt, gives it a "science fiction" look. Just like in the Dead Sea in Israel, here you can also just lie on the surface of the water. In addition, it will be of great benefit for the prevention and treatment of diseases of the skin and lungs. At the other end of the lake, salt is mined and exported to various countries. A huge number of bird species can be seen by the lake.
4. Hutt Lagoon, Australia
The Hutt Lagoon is depicted on the left and the Indian Ocean on the right.
Hutt Lagoon is an elongated salt lake located off the coast north of the mouth of the Hutt River in midwest Western Australia. It is located in the dunes adjacent to the coast.
Hutt Lagoon was once the mouth of the 60 km (37 mi) of the Hutt River, but at some point in the prehistoric past, the river changed direction and the mouth remained isolated from both the river and the sea.
The city of Gregory is located between the ocean and the southern shores of the lake. The road between Northampton and Kalbarri, called George Gray Drive, runs along the western edge of the lake.
The lake acquired this color thanks to the abundance of the same algae that produce beta-carotene.
This lagoon is home to the world's largest microalgae farm. The total area of small artificial ponds in which Dunaliella brackish is bred is 250 hectares. The lake is 14 kilometers long and 2 kilometers wide.
Lagoon Hutt is a salty pink lake that has a red or pink tint due to the presence of Dunaliella brackish in the water. Algae of this species produce carotenoids, which are a source of beta carotene, a food coloring and a source of vitamin A.
5. Lake Masazirgol, Azerbaijan
Lake Masazir is a salt lake in the Karadag region, near Baku, Azerbaijan. The total area of the lake is 10 square kilometers. The ionic composition of water contains large volumes of chloride and sulfate.
In 2010, a plant for the production of 2 types of salt "Azeri" was opened here. The approximate reserve of salt that can be extracted is 1735 million tons. It can be mined both in a liquid state (from water) and in a solid state.
Due to the increased sulphate content, the water in the lake is pink.
6. Dusty Rose Lake, Canada
Located in British Columbia, Canada, this pink lake is quite unusual, little known, and arguably unique. The water in this lake is not salty at all, and does not contain algae, but it still has a pink color. The photo shows pink water flowing into the lake. The color of the water is due to the unique combination of rocks in this area (rock dust from the glacier).
7. Pink Lake Quairading, Australia
The Pink Lake Kwairading is located 11 kilometers east of the city of Kwairading (Western Australia). Bruce Rock highway passes through it. The local population considers Pink Lake to be a natural miracle. At certain times, one side of the lake turns dark pink, while the other remains pale pink.
8. Pink Lake, Australia
Pink Lake is a salt lake in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia. It is located about 3 kilometers west of Esperanza and is connected to the east by the South Coast Highway. The lake is not always pink in color, but the distinctive color of the water, when the lake takes on a pink hue, is the result of the activity of the green algae of Dunaliella brackish, as well as a high concentration of brackish shrimp. The lake has been marked as an important bird habitat by the international organization for the protection of birds and the preservation of their habitat.
9. And another natural wonder: Field of Pink Lakes, Australia
This unusual landscape was captured from an airplane in western Australia. This field of pink lakes lies somewhere between Esperance and Caiguna. There are hundreds of small pink lakes in the field, each with its own unique shade of pink. This is due to the fact that the concentration of algae and salt in each lake is different from all others.
One of the most amazing natural phenomena, is the existence of reservoirs, the water of which has a pink tint. Of course, this is very rare. However, they do exist. Collected here are photographs of such lakes around the world.
Heeler is a lake in southwestern Australia, on the island of Middle Island. Remarkably pink in water. The lake is surrounded by sand and eucalyptus forest at the edges. The island and lake were discovered during the expedition of the British navigator Matthew Flinders in 1802. Captain Flinders is said to have spotted the lake as he climbed to the top of the island. At the beginning of the 20th century, salt mining began in Lake Hillier, but after six years it was stopped.
It was assumed that the reason for the pink color of the water lies in the salinity and specific microorganisms that live in the lake. Tests carried out in 1950 did not confirm these assumptions. In the following years, several studies were carried out, and on this moment the reason for the unusual color of the water has not been fully understood.
From above, Lake Hillier appears to be an illustration of a science fiction novel.
Pilot Chuck Berry flies over Lake Hillier, Australia.
Laguna Rosa, pink lake Salina de Torrevieja in Alicante, Spain. The strange pink-purple color of the Torrevieja Lagoon is caused by the pigments of the Halobacterium bacteria that live in the lake's extreme salt environments.
Laguna Rosa - view from space.
Salt deposits in the Salina de Torrevieja.
Not far from the capital of Senegal, Dakar, is one of the unique natural wonders in the world - Retba Lake, also known as the Pink Lake due to its unusual color. The unusual color of the lake, which is reflected in its name, is associated with the presence of cyanobacteria in the water, which produce a special pigment. The reservoir, covering an area of 3 square kilometers, is also characterized by high salinity, which allows people to easily swim on the water, like in the Dead Sea.
Retba is also known as Lac Rose. A snapshot from space.
Extraction of salt on the Retba lake.
Extraction of salt on the Retba lake.
The Hutt Lagoon is located near Gregory, Australia. The maximum length is 8.6 miles (14 km); the width is 1.4 miles (2.3 km); The maximum depth of Hutt Lagoon is only 2.1 feet (0.65 m). The pink color of the water is due to algae.
Lake Hutt Lagoon in Western Australia.
A large algae plant has been built on Hutt Laguna.
Lake Masazir, Azerbaijan. Salt is mined here.
Extraction of salt from Lake Masazir.
Lake Natron in northern Tanzania. It is, at a maximum, 57 kilometers (35 mi) long and 22 kilometers (14 mi) wide. The water temperature on the lake is often above 40 ° C. Lake Natron is covered with a crust of salt, which periodically turns red and pink. This is the result of the vital activity of microorganisms that live in the lake. The lake is home to millions of flamingos.
Natron, Tanzania. View from space.
Despite the high temperature and high salt content, Lake Natron is home to the world's only endangered minor flamingo population.
Laguna Colorada, aka Red Lagoon, in Bolivia. It is in Eduardo Avaroa Andean national reserve and close to the border with Chile. " This lake is 6.6 miles (10.7 km) long, about 6 miles (9.6 km) wide. Average depth is only 13.8 inches (35 cm), with a maximum depth of 4.9 feet (1.5 m).
Flamingos in Laguna Colorada, Bolivia.
Llama near Colorada Lagoon.
Cuerading is a pink lake located 11 km east of the city of the same name in Western Australia, on Bruce Rock Road.
Lake Kuerading, top view.
Salina Cervia, Italy. Salt has been mined here since the time of the Etruscans. In the Middle Ages, this lake was turned into a swamp, but Pope Innocent XII ordered to restore it in 1697.
Salt mining at Salina Cervia.
Dusty Rose Lake in British Columbia. Below on Google Map.
Lake Eyre, aka Lake Eyre, is the lowest point in Australia. It's a pink lake in South Australia has a surface area of about 3,668 square miles, with average depth ranging from 5 feet (1.5 m) to 13 feet (4 m). The pink color comes from algae, which grow in abundance here.
Murray Sunset National Park has four lakes that exude vibrant shades of pink: Lake Crosby, Lake Becking, Lake Kenyon, and Lake Hardy's Pink Lake above Lake Kenyon. The color of these lakes is due to the presence of red algae, which, along with the salt layer of the lakes, creates this unusual hue.
Lake Becking. Sunset.
Lake Crosby.
Pink Lake Kenyon in National park Murray Sunset, Australia.
Lake Kenyon
Several thousand years ago, Lake Magadi was freshwater.
Lake McLeod. Australia.
Salt ponds in San Francisco Bay. Different types of algae and high salt concentrations cause the water to change color several times per season.
Pink Salt Lake in Victoria, Australia.
Pink waves of Lake Pink, Australia.
Reeds and rose water on a lake at Westgate Park, Melbourne, Australia.
Searles Pink Lake near the town of Trona in the Mojave Desert in San Bernardino County, California. USA.
Salt water lake at Westgate Park, Australia.
Probably everyone knows from the lessons of geography that water bodies on maps are displayed in light blue (blue). Mountains, respectively - brown, plains - green, lowlands - dark green. But nature, in contrast to cartography, is more inventive and creative. Our planet is literally "replete" with colors. The colorful Caño Cristales River, the snowless white desert sands in New Mexico, the Chocolate Hills in the Philippines and many other natural sites turn our perceptions of them upside down. Nature "paints" landscapes with unprecedented effects, not depriving attention of any color known in the world.
Nature uses a dizzying palette of colors to the maximum: in natural phenomena (northern lights, rainbow), in natural sites, in flora and fauna.
Moreover, some animals can even change color! For example, the mischievous nature endowed chameleons with the ability to change color depending on the location of the animal at a particular moment in time.
Animal mimicry saves them from voracious predators. For some individuals, color is a signal to other animals. For example, poisonous frogs have warning bright colors. As if they are silently challenging: "Caution! Do not approach! Otherwise ..." Even the snow is sometimes red! (if interested - click)
In this article, we will focus on the pink color of Lake Hillier in Australia.
Pink lake in Australia
Hillier is a pink lake in Western Australia. This reservoir will not amaze you with either the wealth of fish or the size. The most important thing is color. The deep pink color of the lake creates a lasting impression! Perhaps Hillier will turn your knowledge of water around ...
The lake is located on a small island called "Middle Island". This piece of land is located just off the coast of Western Australia. Lake Hillier is relatively small. It is only 600 meters long and about 250 meters wide. The reservoir is surrounded on all sides by a small eucalyptus forest. Lake Hillier is a godsend for aerial photography. If you "look" at it from above, you will notice a strong contrast between the pink color of the small body of water and the deep blue of the ocean.
Unlike other pink lakes around the world, the color of the water does not change even if it is poured into a vessel. Earlier it was assumed that the "culprits" of the pink color of the lake were microorganisms that live in it. However, studies of water samples in 1950 did not confirm these guesses. Over time, previous studies were disproved: it turned out that "Hillier" owes its color to the algae Dunaliella saline, as well as to some other microorganisms that inhabit the amazing reservoir.
Discovering the pink lake
Lake Hillier was discovered in 1802 by cartographer Matthew Flinders. He took samples from the pink lake and wrote about it in a magazine. Later, in May 1803, Flinders visited the lake again. During the expedition on May 20, 1803, one of the members of Flinders' team, William Hillier, died of dysentery. Flinders decided to name this reservoir in honor of his untimely departed comrade.
Lake Hillier and tourism
More recently, salt was mined from Lake Hillier, but now the reservoir is used only for tourist purposes. Despite the fact that the water in the lake does not have any negative effect on human skin, it is not easy to swim in the reservoir. The point is that there are too few ways to get to the pink lake. The most common method of travel to Lake Hillier is by helicopter. But there are several "buts". Firstly, it is quite an expensive pleasure, and secondly, many people are afraid to fly. In this case, there is only one way out - to buy a cruise ticket that includes a stop in the Middle Island. Who doesn't want to visit this isolated wonder of nature surrounded by woodland?
Other pink bodies of water
Lake Hillier is not the only pink lake in the world.
When "constructing" the planet Earth, nature apparently had in stock several "bottles" with a pink color. Part of the lake drops splashed into different parts Sveta. These bodies of water have different shades of pink.
Pink lake in Senegal - one of the most famous colored reservoirs. Another name for the colorful reservoir is Retba (pictured above). This lake is located about 30 kilometers from Dakar (the capital of Senegal). The color of the water is again due to local microorganisms. The reservoir is very salty: in some parts of Retba, the salt concentration reaches 40%.
Like Hillier, Retba Lake is separated from the ocean by a narrow strip. It has one unique feature: the color of this reservoir directly depends on the season. During the dry season, which lasts from November to June in Senegal, the color of Retba takes on its brightest hue. But in rainy season everything changes to the opposite: from July to October, the water in the lake becomes dimmer and less noticeable.
Are there pink lakes in Russia?
The answer is yes. Raspberry Lake is located in Altai near the village of the same name. Amazing lake is a local landmark. It is best to visit the pink lake in June-September. Like other colored bodies of water, Raspberry Lake got its shade thanks to microorganisms.
An interesting fact is that Catherine II was crazy about the salt mined in the Raspberry Lake. Every year, about a hundred poods of salt was brought to the empress (by today's standards, this value is 1638 kilograms) from the pink lake. It was this salt that was served to the table during the reception of foreign guests. The salt had an unusual raspberry pink color. It was very impressive!
There are many unique lakes in Russia. What is only the "blue heart" of Mount Mashuk - Lake Proval (click to read).
A pink lake is a lake that has a reddish or pink color due to the presence of algae that produce carotenoids (organic pigments). These include algae such as Dunaliella salina, which is a type of halophile of green microalgae that lives in especially salty seawater. Due to their pink color, these lakes are becoming more and more popular with tourists and photographers from all over the world.
This body of water is located on the edge of the Middle Island, which is part of the Exploration Archipelago, which stretches for tens of kilometers along the southern coast of Western Australia. A feature of the lake is its bright pink color. The color of the water is constant and does not change when the water is poured into a container. The lake is about 600 meters long. It is separated from the ocean by a narrow strip of land, consisting of sand dunes covered with vegetation.
For the first time, people discovered an unusual lake in 1802. Then the British navigator Matthew Flinders decided to stop at the island on the way to Sydney. What a surprise the traveler was when, among the dense forests of the island, he came across a pink reservoir. The lake is surrounded by white salt deposits and dense forests of tea and eucalyptus trees. In the north, sand dunes separate the lake from the Southern Ocean.
The lake is very popular and tourists tend to get there, even passengers of planes flying over the lake take pictures of this miracle of nature.
2. Retba, Senegal
Lake Retba or Lake Pink is located east of the Cape Vert Peninsula in Senegal, northeast of Dakar, the capital of Senegal. It got its name from the color of the water in which the algae of the Dunaliella brackish species grow.
The color is especially noticeable during the dry season. The lake is also known for its high salt content, which, like the Dead Sea, allows people to float with ease.
There is a small salt mining business on the lake. Many salt collectors work 6-7 hours a day in the lake, which has a salt content of about 40%. To protect their skin, they rub "Beurre de Karité" (Shea butter, obtained from shea nuts harvested from the shea tree) into it, which softens the skin and prevents tissue damage. What is now called Retba Lake when- it was a lagoon. But the Atlantic surf gradually washed up the sand, and in the end the channel connecting the lagoon with the ocean was filled up. For a long time Retba remained an unremarkable salt lake.
But in the 70s of the last century, a series of droughts hit Senegal, Retba became very shallow and the extraction of salt, which lay in a thick layer at the bottom, became quite profitable. At the same time, the water in the lake acquired a pink hue thanks to microorganisms that can exist in a saturated salt solution.
Water of amazing color and charming boats completely cover the two-kilometer coastline of Lake Pink, or Lake Retba, as it is called in the language of the Wolof people, the largest ethnic group in Senegal.
Apart from them, there is no other organic life in Retba - for algae, not to mention fish, such a concentration of salt is destructive. It is almost one and a half times higher here than in the Dead Sea - three hundred and eighty grams per liter!
3. Salt Lake Torrevieja (Alina de Torrevieja), Spain
Torrevieja Salt Lake and La Mata Salt Lake are the salt lakes that surround Torrevieja, a seaside town in southeastern Spain. The microclimate created by the largest salt lakes in Europe - Torrevieja and La Mata, has been declared one of the healthiest in Europe, according to the World Health Organization.
Alina de Torrevieja and La Salina de La Mata are the largest salt lakes in Europe.
A special type of algae grows in the water, which gives the water a pink hue. The pink color of Lake Torrevieja, caused by the presence of algae and salt, gives it a "science fiction" look. Just like in the Dead Sea in Israel, here you can also just lie on the surface of the water. In addition, it will be of great benefit for the prevention and treatment of diseases of the skin and lungs.
At the other end of the lake, salt is mined and exported to various countries. A huge number of bird species can be seen by the lake.
4. Hutt Lagoon, Australia
The Hutt Lagoon is depicted on the left and the Indian Ocean on the right.
Hutt Lagoon is an elongated salt lake located off the coast north of the mouth of the Hutt River in midwest Western Australia. It is located in the dunes adjacent to the coast.
Hutt Lagoon was once the mouth of the 60 km (37 mi) of the Hutt River, but at some point in the prehistoric past, the river changed direction and the mouth remained isolated from both the river and the sea.
The city of Gregory is located between the ocean and the southern shores of the lake. The road between Northampton and Kalbarri, called George Gray Drive, runs along the western edge of the lake.
The lake acquired this color thanks to the abundance of the same algae that produce beta-carotene.
This lagoon is home to the world's largest microalgae farm. The total area of small artificial ponds in which Dunaliella brackish is bred is 250 hectares.
The lake is 14 kilometers long and 2 kilometers wide.
Lagoon Hutt is a salty pink lake that has a red or pink tint due to the presence of Dunaliella brackish in the water. Algae of this species produce carotenoids, which are a source of beta carotene, a food coloring and a source of vitamin A.
5. Lake Masazirgol, Azerbaijan
Lake Masazir is a salt lake in the Karadag region, near Baku, Azerbaijan. The total area of the lake is 10 square kilometers. The ionic composition of water contains large volumes of chloride and sulfate.
Workers load salt into horse-drawn carts
In 2010, a plant for the production of 2 foreign ministries of salt "Azeri" was opened here. The approximate reserve of salt that can be extracted is 1735 million tons. It can be mined both in a liquid state (from water) and in a solid state.
Due to the increased sulphate content, the water in the lake is pink
Located in British Columbia, Canada, this pink lake is quite unusual, little known, and arguably unique. The water in this lake is not salty at all, and does not contain algae, but it still has a pink color. The photo shows pink water flowing into the lake. The color of the water is due to the unique combination of rocks in this area (rock dust from the glacier).
The Pink Lake Kwairading is located 11 kilometers east of the city of Kwairading (Western Australia). Bruce Rock highway passes through it.
The local population considers Pink Lake to be a natural miracle. At certain times, one side of the lake turns dark pink, while the other remains pale pink.
Pink Lake is a salt lake in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia. It is located about 3 kilometers west of Esperanza and is connected to the east by the South Coast Highway.
The lake is not always pink in color, but the distinctive color of the water, when the lake takes on a pink hue, is the result of the activity of the green algae of Dunaliella brackish, as well as a high concentration of brackish shrimp. The lake has been noted as an important habitat for birds by the international organization for the protection of birds and the preservation of their habitat.
And another natural wonder: Field of Pink Lakes, Australia
This unusual landscape was captured from an airplane in western Australia. This field of pink lakes lies somewhere between Esperance and Caiguna.
There are hundreds of small pink lakes in the field, each with its own unique shade of pink. This is due to the fact that the concentration of algae and salt in each lake is different from all others.
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