Lake Hillier enchants
us with its water of pink colour. It locates at just a next to the Pacific
Ocean, hence if we watch it from the way of the sky, the contrast of the lake
is in the colour of mellow pink and at the same time the blue colour of the
Pacific ocean is mesmerizing. The lake Hillier, which has the length of 600
meters and the width of 250 meters, With surroundings of the eucalyptus and the
paperback trees in Western Australia is
one of the best tourist magnificent place. Lake Hillier is not only famous for
its impressive pink coloured water and its size, but also for a number of
diverse fishes which have inhabited in it.
The lake Hillier was discovered first in 1802
by Matthew Flinders, who was a navigator
and cartographer. He took the water samples from this lake and also mentioned
about its existence in one of his journals. The reason for the pink colour of
this lake water is still a doubtful topic, that the scientists do not declare
an exact reason for it, however, most scientists suspect that the lake consists
of the presence of microalgae of the Dunaliella Salina. This microalgae
produces carotenoids which is a colour pigment often found in carrots, so the
water appears in the pink colour. But another theory is that the presence of a
bacteria named as Halophilic in the salt crusts make a chemical reaction in
between the salt and the sodium bicarbonate as a result the water turns into
the colour of pink. The water in this lake is safe to swim.
- By Sruthi
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