Senegal
Le Lac Rose
Le Lac Rose (Pink Lake) is known for the daily coloring of its waters (from mauve to scarlet pink). This happens due to the presence of Dunaliella salina algae. Furthermore it has high salt content; its salt has been exploited and exported since the 1970s.
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- Full Name
- Le Lac Rose (ID: 2080)
- Country
- Senegal
- Status
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On tentative list 2005
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History of Le Lac Rose
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- UNESCO
- whc.unesco.org
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UNESCO.org
- whc.unesco.org — whc.unesco.org
News Article
- Jan. 25, 2023 reuters.com — Life is no longer rosy at Pink Lake after floods turn its famous waters green
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- reuters.com 01/25/2023
- Life is no longer rosy at Pink Lak…
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