5 FACTS ABOUT

PINK LAKES AROUND THE WORLD

1 Lake Retba, Senegal

As one of the saltiest lakes in the world, rivalling the likes of the Dead Sea, swimming in this lake makes you incredibly buoyant.

2 Lake Natron, Tanzania

In East Africa, this lake creates a salty substance called natron. Natron consists of sodium carbonate decahydrate, sodium bicarbonate, sodium sulphate and sodium chloride.

3 Sivash Salt Lagoons, Ukraine

The high salt levels make this lake incredibly popular for salt mining, but the smell is not as lovely as the sight. It has been nicknamed ‘Rotten Sea’.

4 Lake Tuz Gölü, Turkey

Found in Central Anatolia, this pink lake is one of the largest salt lakes on the planet, with a surface area of 1,600 square kilometres.

5 Pink Lake, Australia

Another pink lake in West Australia, this lake can be found in Esperance. Despite its name, many tourists are disappointed to find Pink Lake is no longer pink. It is believed to have lost its colour from salt mining and may soon be given a name change.