Lake Hillier, the Stunning Pink Lake in Western Australia Tucked off the south coast of Western Australia is an enchanting pink colored lake, Lake Hillier a saline lake on the edge of Middle Island, the largest of the islands and islets that make up the Recherche Archipelago in the Goldfields-Esperance region. Viewed from the top, Lake Hillier is seen as colored a bilious, Pepto-Bismol shade of pink and looks like a swath of pink bubble gum. The captivating lake measures 600 meters in length, and lies just next to the Pacific Ocean. In an aerial view, the contrast between the mellow pink of the lake and the blue hue of the ocean makes it a dreamy masterpiece. It owes its captivating pink color because of the presence of the Dunaliella Salina microalgae. This microalga produces a pigment called carrotenoids which are also found in carrots. It is also believed that halophilic bacteria found in the salt crusts could also be one cause as well as the reaction between the salt a...
