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Pink Lake (Western Australia)

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There is an amazing lake In the Goldfields Esperance region of Western Australia, it is Pink Lake. It lies about 2 miles (3 kilometers) at the west of Esperanceand be bounded to the East by the South Coast Highway.



Why this lake is pink color? This lake is not pink all the time but the distinctive color of the water changes as a result of green alga Dunliella salina, Halobacteria cutrirubrum, halobacterium or / and high concentrative of brine prawn. By explain in Wikipedia, when the lake water reaches a salinity level higher than that of sea water, and when the temperature is high enough and then the adequate light conditions are provided, so the alga begins to accumulate the red pigment beta carotene. The pink of halobacterium grow in the salt crust at the bottom of the lake and
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