Pink lakes are a rare and beautiful natural wonder. There are only a few known on the planet, and they occur around the world withno particular geographic pattern.

The amazing pink colour of Lake Retba in Senegal is due to a rare algae called Dunaliella salina - although that may sound potentially dangerous, the algae causes no harm to human skin. The lakes water is extremely salty, up to 40%, and with a similar salt content to the Dead Sea, that allows people to float on its surface.

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Lake Hillier is another pink lake, part of the Recherche Archipelago in Western Australia. The mesmerizing pink is visible all year around and its cause is a scientific mystery yet to be cracked. Most likely it is due to the same rare algae or another bacteria. Either way its beauty cannot be denied.

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