——— natural phenomena: the pink lake hillier of australia
We learn from geography classes that water bodies are marked with blue on the map. But nature likes to mess with us and creates oddities just like Lake Hillier in Western Australia. With its mere 600 meters in length, Lake Hillier is not one that will impress you by its size. Nor will it impress you by its diverse fishes that inhabit it. Lake Hillier delights your eye with its pink colour. Moreover, it lies just next to the Pacific Ocean, thus if you watch it from above, the contrast between the mellow pink of the lake and the blue of the ocean is striking. Why is Lake Hillier Pink? The exact cause of Lake Hillier's distinctive bubblegum or strawberry milkshake color is not known for sure. Most scientists do agree it has probably something to do with the presence of a specific species of microalgae - Dunaliella Salina . These salt-loving photosynthetic microorganisms generate energy by using other parts of the visible light spectrum except in orange/red frequencie