Did you ever think that there are lakes that turn pink for real? One of them is Lake Hillier. Situated on Middle Island, the largest in the Australian archipelago, it is consisted of at least 100 islands, near Cape Arid. It is a salt lake without tributaries located 600 meters from the ocean and separated from it by a narrow strip of land. Its shape resembles that of a human footprint that extends from the edge of the forest and which is separated by a portion of land consisting of sand and salt. The vegetation is composed mainly of eucalyptus trees.
Seen from above, the lake resembles a large patch of pink paint falling on a green carpet and the proximity of the beach and ocean makes the palette even more incredible. The real reasons for which those waters have assumed that color remains mysterious to date, suspended between some strange algae and some creative bacteria.
Just opposite the south-western coast, the archipelago is a nature reserve that could be one of the stops on your next trip to Australia.
Lake Hillier on Map
By Ina K
Photos: thomas.mader.180, Alekberov Vüsal
