5 EASY FACTS ABOUT PINK LAKES IN AUSTRALIA DESCRIBED

Hutt Lagoon’s hanging pink colour is thanks to algae that are in the water, Dunaliella salina. When exposed to daylight, the algae generates beta-carotene, the purple pigment found in carrots and also other vegies.It’s the lakes’ large salinity stages, coupled with the existence of salt-loving algae and pink bacteria referred to as halobacter