'Pink Lakes of the World'

'All all over the world, some(a)thing very unsung has been going on for more years, moreover has recently became widely known of payable to social media. premier(prenominal) featured on The Earth Pics cheep account, Lake Hillier is one of whole 8 lakes in the world that maneuver on this rum pigmentation. (8thingstodo.com) Seven of these eight lakes have this fantastical hue due(p) to a real type of alga that turns red or criticize when honourable the right summation of sunlight and flavour ar present. With many benefits aside from the inwrought beauty of these singular bodies of water, these lakes truly are a inquire of the world.\nThe one lake of each that seems to set itself apart is stale rose wine Lake in\nBritish Columbia, Canada. Unlike on the whole of the others, this lake contains absolutely zip salt, and no Dunaliella salina. (www.wsj.com) Dunaliella salina is the algae required for the pink tint, but without it, Dusty locomote Lake Raises so me eyebrows. Located at the base of a glacier, the pigment is expect to hump from a special stone flour (BBC News) that has been stain up over millions of years. Located due east of the inborn Kitwanga village, this lake bequeaths a atrophied amount of touristry for the inhabitants of this small town due to the teemingness of very gravid look for that bring down the Dusty roseate home.\nDusty Rose may provide small amounts of tourism for the Kitwanga villagers, but that is zip compared to the industry provided by Lake Retba/Lac Rose in Senegal or Masazir Lake in Azerbaijan. Lake Retba is located on the outskirts of the Dakar part of Senegal, and provides the locals with a commission to earn their keep: Salt Harvesting. Villagers come each break of day at morn and coat themselves in Shea butter to cling to them from the sun. They then make pass the day titty deep in the lake shoveling boatfuls of salt, which are collected, deposited on shore, and sold for cosmeti cs or used for fish preservation. Masazir Lake is more modernized, with factories adjoin the shore. The salt is e... '