{"id":905,"date":"2019-04-15T00:43:47","date_gmt":"2019-04-15T04:43:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africaglobalnews.com\/?p=905"},"modified":"2019-04-15T00:43:47","modified_gmt":"2019-04-15T04:43:47","slug":"yeah-that-is-a-pink-lake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africaglobalnews.com\/website_b1ce9d46\/yeah-that-is-a-pink-lake\/","title":{"rendered":"Yeah That is A Pink Lake"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Just 21km northeast of Dakar, Senegal, lies an oddly colored lake pinched off from the Atlantic Ocean. Lake Retba (also known as Lac Rose) is only about 1.1 sq. mi. big and is separated from the Atlantic Ocean by a couple of sand dunes. What makes it stand out is its odd color.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first time you see it you will be assailed by a flood of pink, the lake\u2019s vivid and outstanding color, the product of micro-algae that thrives in the highly saline lake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The lake\u2019s average salinity is about 40% (400g of dissolved salts in 1 liter), making more than 10 times more saline than most oceans, whose salinity is on average 3.5% (35g\/1 liter). \u00a0During the dry season, higher evaporation rates result in salinity much higher than the Dead Sea\u2019s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/africaglobalnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Lake-Retba.jpg?resize=696%2C522&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-907\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/africaglobalnews.com\/website_b1ce9d46\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Lake-Retba.jpg?w=935&amp;ssl=1 935w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/africaglobalnews.com\/website_b1ce9d46\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Lake-Retba.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/africaglobalnews.com\/website_b1ce9d46\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Lake-Retba.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/africaglobalnews.com\/website_b1ce9d46\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Lake-Retba.jpg?resize=560%2C420&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/africaglobalnews.com\/website_b1ce9d46\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Lake-Retba.jpg?resize=80%2C60&amp;ssl=1 80w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/africaglobalnews.com\/website_b1ce9d46\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Lake-Retba.jpg?resize=696%2C522&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/africaglobalnews.com\/website_b1ce9d46\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Lake-Retba.jpg?resize=265%2C198&amp;ssl=1 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This environment is only conducive for very few organisms, including&nbsp;<em>Dunaliella salina,<\/em>&nbsp;the micro-algae whose metabolites \u201cdye\u201d the lake. The algae produces beta-carotenes that is required in different physiological functions relating to adapting to the high salinity concentrations and temperatures. The beta-carotenes are also used in synthesizing food. It is these beta-carotenes (and in some cases alpha-carotenes too) that reflect the reddish-pink color when struck by sunlight, causing the lake to appear pink to the eye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The lake is on course to becoming a World Heritage Site, and was used as the finish point for the Dakar Rally back when it was being hosted in Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/africaglobalnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/gyorgy-bakos-1403884-unsplash-1024x683.jpg?resize=696%2C464&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-906\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/africaglobalnews.com\/website_b1ce9d46\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/gyorgy-bakos-1403884-unsplash.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/africaglobalnews.com\/website_b1ce9d46\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/gyorgy-bakos-1403884-unsplash.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/africaglobalnews.com\/website_b1ce9d46\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/gyorgy-bakos-1403884-unsplash.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/africaglobalnews.com\/website_b1ce9d46\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/gyorgy-bakos-1403884-unsplash.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/africaglobalnews.com\/website_b1ce9d46\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/gyorgy-bakos-1403884-unsplash.jpg?resize=2048%2C1366&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/africaglobalnews.com\/website_b1ce9d46\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/gyorgy-bakos-1403884-unsplash.jpg?resize=630%2C420&amp;ssl=1 630w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/africaglobalnews.com\/website_b1ce9d46\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/gyorgy-bakos-1403884-unsplash.jpg?resize=696%2C464&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/africaglobalnews.com\/website_b1ce9d46\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/gyorgy-bakos-1403884-unsplash.jpg?resize=1068%2C712&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/africaglobalnews.com\/website_b1ce9d46\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/gyorgy-bakos-1403884-unsplash.jpg?resize=1920%2C1280&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/africaglobalnews.com\/website_b1ce9d46\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/gyorgy-bakos-1403884-unsplash.jpg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>More than just being a pretty site, the lake has economic potential; the carotenes extracted from&nbsp;<em>D. salina<\/em>&nbsp;have numerous applications relating to human health, from making sunscreen lotions to vitamin supplements. The lake is currently being used to mine salt on a minor scale, and given that the algae is consumable, salt derived from this lake comes with a healthy sprinkling of vital carotenes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lake Retba isn\u2019t the only pink lake in the world, and the following are some of the other pink lakes scattered over the globe: Pink Hutt Lagoon, Australia, Dusty Rose Lake, Canada, Masazir Lake, Azerbaijan etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Given that these lakes are few and far apart, the next time you are in Senegal tell your guide this: \u201cm\u2019emmener \u00e0 Lac Rose\u201d, and prepare to be wowed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>By Matengo Chwanya<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Edited by: Nancy Nguyen<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sources: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dogonews.com\/2012\/6\/7\/the-secret-behind-senegals-pink-lake\">Do Go News<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tes.com\/lessons\/fvP6Z2VoZY6aTg\/lake-hillier-bubble-gum-lake\">Tes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tripadvisor.co.za\/ShowUserReviews-g293831-d5772854-r570474340-Lago_Rosa-Dakar_Dakar_Region.html#UR570474340\">Lago Rosa<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Africa Global News Publication <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just 21km northeast of Dakar, Senegal, lies an oddly colored lake pinched off from the Atlantic Ocean. 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