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Title: Pink Lake, the only one in the world, Senegal
Post by: rubel on September 10, 2011, 12:55:09 PM

(http://i56.tinypic.com/29x6onm.jpg)

Title: Re: Pink Lake, the only one in the world, Senegal
Post by: goodboy on September 10, 2011, 10:37:30 PM

wooooowww!!!!! really!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it's magnificent!!!!

Title: Re: Pink Lake, the only one in the world, Senegal
Post by: Shamim Ansary on September 12, 2011, 11:42:24 AM

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(http://us-africa.tripod.com/senegalpink.jpg)

(http://photos.igougo.com/images/p16380-Dakar_Senegal-Pink_Lake_in_bright_sunshine.jpg)

For More information on Pink Lake...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Retba
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g293830-d479618-Reviews-Pink_Lake_Retba-Senegal.html
http://www.senegal-online.co.uk/pink-lake.htm

Title: Re: Pink Lake, the only one in the world, Senegal
Post by: rubel on September 12, 2011, 12:14:01 PM

Thanks Mr. Ansary.
Here is some short brief of Pink Lake.

Lake Retba or Lac Rose lies north of the Cap Vert peninsula of Senegal, north east of Dakar.

It is so named for its pink waters, caused by cyanobacteria in the water. The color is particularly visible during the dry season. The lake is also known for its high salt content, which, like that of the Dead Sea, allows people to float easily. The lake also has a small salt collecting industry and is often the finishing point of the Dakar Rally.[1]

Many salt collectors work 6–7 hours a day in the lake, which has a salt content close to 40%. In order to protect their skin, they rub their skin with "Beurre de Karité" (shea butter, produced from shea nuts obtained from the Shea nut tree), which is an emollient used to avoid tissue damage.

This lake was used on a task of the Amazing Race 6 in which teams had to collect salt in a basket from the bottom of the lake floor.

Title: Re: Pink Lake, the only one in the world, Senegal
Post by: sethy on October 05, 2011, 02:05:42 PM

 Thanks Almighty to create the beautiful world for us.