Where and how to look the most colorful lakes in the world (photos)
Yes, water can be “blue”.
To feel like on another planet, it is enough to be in an unusual place, and on the Ground is very, very much: mountains, deserts, caves. But I guess we’ll never be able to get used to the colored water, which fills some of the ponds. They look fantastic and nothing like the real thing. But still they exist.
Pink lake Retba
This is an extraordinary lake, where the water is similar to a strawberry shake, is located 20 kilometers North-East of Green Cape Peninsula in the territory of Senegal. Its area is equal to three cubic kilometers, and its maximum depth is 3 meters. It is very salty and almost lifeless, but its main feature is, of course, the color varies from purple to pale pink. This shade is given to it by cyanobacteria that live in water.
Another unusual lake is in Bolivia in the national reserve Eduardo there is no escaping nature. Its colour is bright red, and all thanks to the pigmentation of the algae.
Not one, but three different colored lakes can be found in Indonesia in the crater of the volcano on the island of Florence. It is noteworthy that in all three reservoirs completely different water: green, red and black. According to scientists, this feature is associated with all sorts of chemical reactions between minerals and gas.
A very unusual lake is located in the scenic valley of Jiuzhaigou in China. This is perhaps one of the most mysterious and beautiful lakes in the world. Your color of the water here varies depending on the time of year: from yellow to dark green and diamond blue colors.
Absolutely insane the lake, consisting of liquid asphalt, is located in the South-West of the island of Trinidad. Its depth is about 80 meters. Estimated reserves of asphalt in the lake more than 6 million tons.
Water, which in the truest sense of the word brings death. The famous and very dangerous lake in Sicily consists of sulfuric acid. There is nothing living, even on the coast nothing grows. But it is extremely bright yellow-green color.
