Special pink lakes

Most lakes have pink water due to the presence of Dunaliella Salina algae and high salt content, but some lakes have natural water color.

Lake Hillier

Hillier Lake is located in Middle Island, the largest and most prominent island in the Recherche Islands, west Australia. Lake Hillier and Middle Island were discovered in 1812. Thanks to the bright pink color, Lake Hillier makes the island stand out and attract the attention of visitors. The lake is 600m long, surrounded by island vegetation, white sand dunes and eucalypt forest. Especially, the water in the lake has a natural pink color and does not change color when removed from the lake.

Lake Retba

Retba Lake or Lac Rose is located north of the Cap Vert Peninsula, northeast of the capital Dakar, Senegal. Scientists believe that the cause of the lake's water is pink because Dunaliella Salina has a lot of water in it. The color of the lake becomes more prominent in the dry season. The lake also has a high salt content, similar to the Dead Sea, making it easy to float on the water. There is a small salt factory and salt harvesting workers 6-7 hours a day. To protect the skin when taking salt in the lake, workers must apply a mixture to the skin to help prevent tissue damage.

Lake Salina de Torrevieja

Salina de Torrevieja and La Salina de La Mata are 2 salt lakes surrounding Torrevieja, a coastal city in Southeast Spain. There is a climate characterized by the two largest salt lakes in Europe forming, the area around the lake is announced by the World Health Organization (WHO) as one of the healthiest places in Europe. In addition, lake water is also very good for the skin. Due to the development of algae and high salt content, Salina de Torrevieja has pink water like in a fictional film. Like the Dead Sea in Israel, lake water makes it easy for people to float on the water. Local authorities have built a number of factories to exploit salt in the lake and export to many other countries.

Lake Hutt

Hutt is a salt lake located on the northern coast of Hutt River and close to the west coast of Australia. The lake is about 14km long, 2km wide and stretches parallel to the coast. The lake water is pink, or sometimes turns red due to the appearance of Dunaliella Salina algae. There is the world's largest microalgae production plant, with a series of 250ha artificial lakes to grow Dunaliella Salina algae.

Lake Dusty Rose

This lake is located in British Columbia, Canada and has strange properties. Although the lake has no salt or algae, the water is still pink. The lake has a small area and water flows from the surrounding hilly area. Scientists believe that lake water is pink due to flowing through a mineral of unique composition in the region.

Ho Hong

This is a salt lake located in Goldfields-Esperance, Western Australia. It is located about 3 km from Esperance and near the South Coast highway. The water in the lake is pink due to the presence of Dunaliella Salina algae and the large concentration of salt shrimp. This lake is considered by the International Bird Conservation Organization to be an important habitat for birds.

Lake Masazirgol

Masazirgol or Masazir are salt lakes in the Qaradag region, near Baku, Azerbaijan. The total area of ​​the lake is 10 km ² . The lake has pink color due to high content of chloride and sulfate in water. A salt factory was built in 2010 here to exploit salt in the lake. The salt expected to be collected is about 1,735 million tons.

Lake Quairading

Quairading Lake is about 11 km from Quairading, Western Australia and has a path through. Lake water is naturally pink in color. At a fixed time, the lake water is dark pink, while at other times the lake water turns into bright pink.