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Posted by duddy   February 9, 2014   6089 views

This is Lake Hillier. While there are a few hypothesis, no one is 100% sure where it gets its pink hue.

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Lake Hillier is pink because Pink lakes tend to have a striking color due to the presence of algae that produces carotenoids, such as Dunaliella Salina, a type of halophile green micro-algae especially found in sea salt fields.

Once the lake water reaches a salinity level greater than that of sea water, the temperature is high enough and adequate light conditions are provided, the alga begins to accumulate the red pigment beta carotene.
Posted on Feb 11, 2014 by padre
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