It is said that our world has hidden many types of mysteries in it, many natural mysteries have been solved and there are still many secrets that still have to find out. The whole world of science is researching the causes of these mysteries, and by telling us about those causes, they are actually making us aware about the greatness of nature. But there are still many such secrets in the world whose science has no answer. It is said that water has no color, but there is a lake with water whose color is pink. There are many seas and lakes in the world whose water is colorful. Looking at this water it seems as if someone mixed the color in it. While this is a wonderful gift of nature. Let us tell you that Hillier Lake located in Australia is famous for pink water. Well, there are many such special places in Australia which attract tourists, but Hillier Lake is quite famous. Seeing this lake for the first time everyone will feel that this is a lake of blood, but do not panic, there is no massacre in this lake. Due to the color of the lake being pink, it is also known as Pink Lake. Lake Hillier is 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, off the south coast of Western Australia. A long and thin shore divides the Southern Ocean from the lake. Although the length and breadth of this lake are not so much, but this lake is really very beautiful. This lake is very small in size compared to other lakes and it is about 600 metres in length by about 250 m in width. This lake is surrounded by a rim of sand and a dense woodland of paperbark and eucalyptus trees. The way to reach this lake is not easy, but still, despite all the difficulties, people reach to see its pink color here. The Hillier Lake was first discovered in 1802 by navigator and cartographer Matthew Flinders who took samples from the lake and mentioned its existence in his journal.
Well, every country is famous because of its specialty. Australia is also known for its "Great Barrier Reef" all over the world, but here the Hillier Lake is slowly attracting the people from around the world. Any tourist who travels to Australia never go back without visiting this lake. The pink colour of this lake is considered to be due to the presence of the organism Dunaliella salina (Dunaliella salina is a type of halophile green micro-algae especially found in sea salt fields). These organisms do not cause any kind of harm. The Extreme Microbiome Project, part of the Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities (ABRF), Metagenomics Research Group (MGRG), has performed a metagenomic analysis on the lake to find Dunaliella as well as Salinibacter ruber, Dechloromonas aromatica, and a few species of the Archaea. There is plenty of salt in this lake but still this lake is safe for swimming. Due to this specialty, this lake has become a center of attraction for domestic and foreign tourists.
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