It's amazing!..... Pink Color Lake
When you think of what color a lake might be; blue, brown, maybe
even green may come to mind. But I doubt you would ever associate the
color pink with of body of water. Well for anyone traveling over the
western islands of Australia this unbelievable phenomenon can be
witnessed with their own eyes.
The
captivating pink lake is not a trick of the light, and it
retains its hue when removed, but the origin of it’s bubble
gum aesthetics remains a mystery the science community is still
trying to solve. best guess right now is that it has to do with the high salt
levels in the water. Being that Lake Hillier is 10 times saltier than the
ocean, it is the perfect breeding ground for the salt loving micro-algae Dunaliella
Salina. These tiny little guys produce pigment compounds that
absorb light like Beta Carotene which is the same kind of stuff that makes
carrots orange and some cabbages purple.
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