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#2 Hillier lake, Australia

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From above, the glittering, pale pink surface of the distant Hillier Lake looks like an icing on an oblong cake. The approximately 600m wide salt lake is located on one of the corners of the Middle Island. The lake surrounded by white salt and dark green eucalyptus trees is separated by narrow white dunes and sand layers from the ocean. The strange color of the lake was studied by a group of scientists in 1950, who expected to find algae in salty water. In high salinity water, certain algae produce colorants that explain the color of other pink ponds in Australia. However, water samples from Hillier Lake did not contain any sign of the occurrence of any algae, so the cause of the water of the lake still remains a secret.






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