Mysterious places of the planet - Pink Lake Hiller

It would seem that what else can surprise the continent, in which everything is so unusual? But Lake Hiller with bright pink water is an unsolved miracle of the stunning Australian nature.

It is located in the Resursh Archipelago, on its largest island, Middle (Middle), off the southern coast of Australia. Lake Hiller is salty and shallow, and the water in it is juicy dense pink. When you fly low enough on the plane, you will see a stunning view, worthy of the surrealist painter's brush: in the middle of the island lies a bright pink oval with smooth edges, framed by a white "frame" of sea salt and a dark green eucalyptus forest. The pink surface of Lake Hiller is often compared to a giant bubble gum or glittering glaze for a cake.

History of the miracle

The pink lake in Australia was first mentioned in 1802 in the notes of Matthew Flinders. This famous British hydrographer and navigator made a stop on the island of Middel during his journey to Sydney.

Then the whalers and hunters who lived near the southern coast of the mainland in the 30-40s of the 19th century were talking about this lake.

At the beginning of the last century, they decided to get salt, but six years later the activity was stopped. And in the 50's they conducted the first scientific studies of salt water of surprising color.

Now Hiller Lake, Australia, is visited by numerous tourists who want to see for themselves that it really is as pink as in photos.

Interesting fact

Water looks bright pink in any amount, even in a small vessel, regardless of the angle of view.

Imagine how amazing the sunset looks when, in the soft pink Australian sky, the orange sun slowly descends into pure pink water!

A little information

The size of the reservoir is very small - about 600 meters in length and 200 meters in width. From the ocean, an amazing pink water is separated by a sandy strip covered with a dense eucalyptus forest. Around the lake there naturally appeared a white ring of sea salt, which gives an additional contrast. Going to the lake is quite difficult because of the dense ring of eucalyptus trees that surround the lake. But, nevertheless, you can walk here and even bathe in salty rose water!

Why is it pink?

Scientists believed that Lake Hiller with its juicy pink color is due to the special algae Dunaliella salina, which in a very salty water emit a bright red pigment. Similar algae have been found in other pink lakes of the world.

The samples of Lake Hiller were carefully studied, but traces of the suspected algae were never found. Studies conducted by different scientists and at different times, so the reliability of the result can not be doubted. The color of water is still a mystery.

Australia likes to amaze with such things, so the pink Lake Hiller took its rightful place among the living wonders of the local nature, along with the bright red mountain of Uluru, the Shark Harbor, the desert of the pointed pinnacles in the Nambung National Park, the striped mountains Bangle Bangle, the island Kangaroo, the Simpsons desert and the Great Barrier Reef.