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THE PINK LAKE IN AUSTARLIA

The pink lake in Austarlia it’s a good place to visit. Is a pink-coloured lake on Middle Island,
the largest of the islands that make up the Recherche Archipelago off the coast of Esperance.
It’s localitzeted in Goldfields-Esperance, in the Western Australia. From above the lake
appears a solid bubble gum pink. The lake is about 600 meters long, and is surrounded by a
rim of sand and dense woodland of paperbark and eucalyptus trees. A narrow strip of sand
dunes covered by vegetation separates it from the blue Southern Ocean. No-one fully knows
why the lake is pink. Scientists speculate that the colour comes from a dye created by
bacteria that lives in the salt crusts. Max. Length,4 km (2 mi). Max. Width, 2 km (1 mi).
Surface area, 99 ha (245 acres).