Strawberry Lake there
Salt Lake Retba in Senegal highlighted in an unusual color. Microbiologist Bernard Oliver found out the reason for such an unusual color. Answer in the continuation of the news.
The lake contains a microorganism Dunaliella salina, which absorbs the solar colors, highlights the pigment strawberry-milky color.
This organism does not prevent the local population to produce salt.
All salt is mined by hand and transported to shore in the ordinary wooden boats.
