Many times photographs of unusual ones were published on chips. extraordinarily beautiful and other unique lakes in the world. But apparently they have no number.
And if some of them are known for their beauty, others for their healing properties, others for their size, then there are those that have become popular due to the unusualness of their nature or even its strangeness. There are bubbling lakes, there are lakes that disappear and appear again, there are even asphalt and spotted lakes.
In the USA, in National Park Yellowstone, is the famous source - Lake of Morning Glory. This small hot lake has a depth of about 2200 meters, in addition, it changes its color from dark purple to pale turquoise, and sometimes turns green. The behavior of the lake is also constantly changing - sometimes it is calm, sometimes it boils or even explodes like a geyser. Typically, such explosions occur after seismic activity in the vicinity of the lake. The temperature of the lake is favorable for the growth of various bacteria. Unfortunately, numerous tourists have the habit of throwing coins into the lake, which clogged the source heating the lake and the temperature of the lake dropped to 100 degrees in depth and about 50-65 degrees on its surface. However, the water in the lake remains very clean and clear.
2. Kliluk Lake (Spotted Lake) in Canada
Kliluk Lake (the famous Spotted Lake) is located in Canada, near the city of Osoyoos. Due to the fact that Kliluk contains the largest amount (compared to other lakes) of minerals, summer evaporation of water on it leads to the formation of bizarre islands. Depending on the mineral composition and time of year, these spots are painted in different colors. The minerals harden so much that you can walk on them. In addition, the waters of Lake Kliluk have a pronounced therapeutic effect, which is why Canadian Indians consider this lake sacred and protect it in every possible way. The lake and the land around it officially belong to the indigenous people, so it is almost impossible to get to the lake due to the erected fence. However, the picturesque view of the lake can be enjoyed from the highway located next to it, which is taken advantage of by numerous tourists who have heard about the history of the lake and the legends surrounding it.
3. Asphalt Lake in Trinidad
Trinidad island located in the seas Caribbean, became popular thanks to the Peach Lake located on it (the famous Asphalt Lake). The lake is in a crater mud volcano and is a natural source of asphalt, so you won’t be able to swim in the lake. The asphalt lake was formed after the Caribbean continental plate fractured. Oil rose to the surface of the earth along a fault line. Oil rising up the crater of a volcano, under the influence of evaporation of volatile substances, turns into asphalt, whose properties are not inferior to asphalt obtained by production. New asphalt still appears on the surface of the lake to this day. Asphalt development is also underway here; about 150 thousand tons of asphalt are produced per year, which is mainly exported to the USA, China and England for use in construction.
4. Jellyfish Lake in Palau
Jellyfish Lake, located in the Palau archipelago, has no analogues in the world. Despite the fact that this is a rather small closed lake, it is home to about 25 million jellyfish - Mastigias. Jellyfish gather together in the middle of the lake, forming an almost continuous wall. But as soon as a person approaches this wall, the jellyfish part to allow guests into their amazing kingdom. It is completely safe for humans to be among jellyfish, since in the process of evolution jellyfish have lost their stinging cells and do not sting. However, you won’t be able to scuba dive in the lake either, since at a depth of more than ten meters, the water becomes toxic. Palau currently has three lakes inhabited by Mastigias jellyfish. And although all the lakes are separated from each other, the evolution of jellyfish in them is exactly the same, which is interesting for biologists.
5. Kelimutu Lakes on Flores Island in Indonesia
On the island of Flores there are famous lakes Kelimutu. Not only do the lakes have different colors, but they also change color. For example, a black lake can turn red, then turquoise, then green. The color of lakes depends on the predominant minerals dissolved in their waters. The local Lio tribes have a legend about the islands, according to which the souls of the dead live in the lakes. So, the souls of old people are in the red lake, the souls of the young dead are in the green, and the souls of children are in the white. According to another version of the same legend, the souls of murderers and sinners live in the red lake, the righteous and old people live in turquoise, and young people live in green.
6. Loch Ness in Scotland
Scotland is home to one of the most mysterious lakes - Loch Ness. Since almost every castle in this country has its own ghosts, and many other places are shrouded in legends and myths, this lake has gained worldwide fame thanks to the Loch Ness Monster. Tourists come to the shores of the lake not only to enjoy the beauty of the lake and breathe fresh air, but also with the hope of seeing the famous monster. Therefore, there are dozens of different routes - cycling, walking, driving. All these routes pass through places where the mythical Nessie was once seen. Although no one has yet been able to examine the monster, perhaps due to the high peat content in the waters of the lake.
7. Lake Gippsland in Australia
The Gippsland Lakes, popular among tourists, are located in Australia. Here is located national park Croajingolong with giant eucalyptus trees and white sandy beaches. However, in 2011, a phenomenon was captured on one of the lakes that made it especially popular. Tourist group, who was vacationing on the lakes not for the first time, noticed that the waters of the lake glowed with blue neon light. There are very few examples of natural bioluminescence in the world and it mainly occurs in the ocean depths, where sunlight does not penetrate. In this case, the cause of the glow was rare view algae that has grown in the lake over several years. Noctiluca scintillans (Nightlights) are not visible to the human eye, but the light emanating from them is.
As you know, 71 percent of our Earth's surface is covered with water. From space, our beloved planet looks like a blue ball because bodies of water reflect the sun's rays in the blue spectrum.
Photos from NASA spacecraft show us a magnificent view of the marble-blue Earth from space. Our world is full of beautiful rivers, lakes, impressive waterfalls, stunning glaciers and clean water bodies surrounded by snowy mountains. Fortunately, each of us can see all these magnificent creations of nature.
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10Suez Canal, Egypt
160 kilometers long, 300 meters wide - this is the size of this artificial waterway that connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea. The Suez Canal is considered the shortest route between Europe and Asia. This makes transporting goods and trade much easier, reducing difficult routes around Africa. Currently, the Suez Canal is one of the busiest waterways in the world, and it has had far fewer accidents than other similar structures.
The construction of the Suez Canal took a total of 10 years. Since 1859, ships from all countries could already pass through the Suez Canal, carrying cargo along the Europe-Asia route. The Suez Canal's advanced radar control system monitors every vessel passing through. In emergency situations, this system allows emergency services to respond immediately, thereby reducing the risks for ships passing through the canal.
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9Bora Bora, France
Bora Bora is one of the most beautiful places in the world, designed for international tourism. This group of islands is a territorial part of France and is located in Pacific Ocean. Bora Bora is white sandy beaches, blue lagoons and glamorous resorts, which are invariably very popular among vacationers.
Currently, it is tourism that supports the entire economy of the island. Glazed, comfortable villas make this place a tourist paradise. Snorkeling and diving in Crystal clean water attract thousands of people who want to enjoy the beauty of the water element and relax on the sunny beaches of Bora Bora.
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8Lake Baikal, Siberia
Lake Baikal is the oldest and deepest lake in the world. It is located in South-Eastern Siberia. The lake has a depth of 1700 m, and was formed 25 million years ago from a real prehistoric sea. 20 percent of the total volume of fresh water in the world is contained in Baikal. Around the lake there are picturesque nature reserves protected by the government. Clean and beautiful Baikal is included in the lists world heritage UNESCO.
In the Baikal region, there are many cultural, archaeological and historical values. The surrounding area of the lake is home to 1,340 species of animals. Many of them are unique and are found only in the Baikal region. Ancient mountains, mighty taiga and small islands make the Baikal region one of the most biologically diverse places in the world.
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7Great Blue Hole, Belize
This is a large natural underwater drainage well located 70 kilometers from sea level, in the center of the barrier reef in Belize. Its huge funnel is 120 meters deep and 300 meters in diameter. It was formed during the Ice Age, 150,000 years ago, before the glaciers completely disappeared. The gradual melting of ice and rising sea levels precisely caused the formation of this miracle of nature.
The Great Blue Hole became a World Heritage Site in 1997. More than 500 rare forms of animals and plants live here. Every year, this natural sinkhole attracts many tourists from all over the world who come here, mainly for scuba diving.
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Venice is a group of 117 small islands separated by canals and connected by bridges. The canals divide the city into 117 small cozy islands. From time immemorial, these water arteries have been used as the main transport network in Venice. The Grand Canal, the city's main waterway, is the largest canal in Venice, 3.8 km long and 60 - 90 meters wide.
A tour of the Grand Canal is The best way explore Venice while gaining in-depth knowledge of the city's historical importance. For large tours of Venice, gondolas, traditional punts, and more modern ones are mainly used motor boats. You will be able to take a close look at all the beauty of historical buildings, palaces, churches and see the famous hundred-year-old Rialto Bridge.
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5Dead Sea, Jordan
The Dead Sea is one of the saltiest bodies of water in the world, located on the border of Israel and Jordan. The salinity of the Dead Sea fluctuates on average between 34-35 percent. This is almost ten times more than ordinary salt sea water. The increased salt content in the water causes the complete absence of aquatic flora and fauna, which is why this lake is called the “Dead Sea”. The lake is located 423 meters below sea level, and is the lowest place on land.
Such a high concentration of salt allows tourists to effortlessly swim in the Dead Sea, almost without moving their limbs. This water benefits human health as it contains large amounts of beneficial minerals such as potassium, calcium, sulfur and bromine. The Dead Sea can cure various skin conditions and help you get rid of toxins. It is said that Dead Sea minerals were transported to Egypt in ancient times, where they were used to mummify Egyptian pharaohs.
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The Nile is the longest river in our world, with an approximate length of 6650 kilometers. It starts in Burundi and passes through Kenya, Erythra, Congo, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia, where it meets the waters Mediterranean Sea. The Nile played a very important role in the life of the ancient Egyptians.
The river was the main source of food, water and a waterway for transporting goods between countries. At the same time, when the Nile overflowed its banks as a result of seasonal rains, all the lands of Egypt were flooded with water for a long time. This helped the ancient Egyptians easily grow seeds of cultivated plants.
All historical monuments Egypt, including the pyramids are located near the banks of the Nile. The Nile Delta covers an area of up to 160 kilometers in width and as many as 40 million people live around it using the waters of the sacred river.
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3Niagara Falls, United States of America
Niagara Falls is located on the border between Canada and the United States. Niagara consists of three waterfalls, American Stream, Bridlevale and Horseshoe. These three falls together create a water flow of 85,000 feet per second. This is the highest water flow in the world. The Horseshoe is the largest of Niagara's three waterfalls, and most of it is located closer to Canada. "American Stream" and "Bridevale" are located in the United States.
Niagara was formed 10,000 years ago during the Wisconsin Glaciation. The brilliant green color of the water at Niagara Falls is caused by salt and rock mixing with the water at high speeds. The whirlpool created Niagara Falls has an area of 1.2 kilometers. Its depth is the same as the height of Niagara, and is 52 meters. Water from Niagara flows into Lake Ontario in the Canadian province.
Amazing video of Niagara Falls:
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2Victoria Falls on the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe
Victoria Falls is the most big waterfall in the world, and is one of the seven natural wonders of the world. It is located on the Zambezi River between the states of Zambia and Zimbabwe. Victoria Falls extends over a mile in width, and provides a drop of water of five hundred million cubic meters per minute. The water falls to a depth of 93 meters and sprays heavily, crashing against the rocks. Because of this water cloud, Victoria Falls is visible at a distance of 50 kilometers to the naked eye.
The strong spray of water causes constant rain in the forests surrounding the waterfall. Surprisingly, you can swim on the edge of the waterfall without much risk. The natural stone side will not allow you to fall down along with the water. This pool is known as the Devil's Pool. During the full moon, one of the most magnificent natural phenomena known as the “Moon Rainbow” occurs at Victoria Falls. A beautiful rainbow is visible at this time above the waterfall, in the bright moonlight refracted by the water splashes.
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1Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Big barrier reef is the largest coral reef in the world, one of the seven natural wonders of the world. These are 900 islands connected together with a length of more than 2,300 kilometers. The reef is large enough to be seen from space and is recognized as a national symbol of Australia. The Great Barrier Reef contains more than 3,000 individual reefs created by microorganisms over millions of years. It was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1981.
The Great Barrier Reef supports a huge diversity of marine life. About 1,500 species of fish, 3,000 species of shellfish, 500 species of worms, 133 species of sharks and rays, and 30 species of whales and dolphins live there. The tourism industry is very developed here. Glass-bottom boat tours, exciting scuba diving and kayaking are popular among holidaymakers. The Great Barrier Reef attracts around 2 million visitors every year.
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I always associate May and early June with wonderful holidays on the lakes. It is there that nature acquires a unique atmosphere of harmony and happiness. People, families and companies, choose closer to the water and sun to have a good rest, gain the most positive emotions and, of course, prepare, both physically and mentally, for the new work week.
My family and I often go to the most unique lakes of our republic ( Tatarstan) – "Blue Lakes ". These are three separate lakes: Bolshoye Goluboe, Protochnoe and Maloe Goluboe. They are natural attractions of the city of Kazan. The water here is simply magical - transparent and, thanks to the lens effect, the depth seems much shallower than it actually is. There is a forest around the lakes, which gives They have even more mystery and charm. Usually, we come here for the whole weekend. We rent a small house, away from crowded places and enjoy the beautiful nature, which is far from the city (20 km). There is peace and tranquility all around. The air is fresh and clean.
Lakes always awaken me to life. In such places I am surrounded by some kind of romance. Good thoughts appear in your head, and you involuntarily begin to dream and make plans for the future. It was on the “Blue Lakes” that I got the idea to “travel” through the most unusual lakes of our world, which I want to tell you about today.
Lake Baikal,
Russia
My TOP reveals the pride of our country, one of the most unique lakes on the planet - Baikal.
This is the most important lake that every Russian should visit. This lake has collected all the most unique and unusual things that nature could bestow on it.
First of all, this is the most big lake on the planet. Its size is almost comparable to the size of the sea. It reaches from 25 to 80 km in width and 2,100 km in length. Secondly, this is the most deep lake. The maximum depth, which was established back in 1983, reaches 1642 meters, the average depth of the lake is 744.5 meters. Thirdly, it is the largest fresh water reservoir. The peculiarity of water is that it contains few dissolved mineral particles, organic impurities and a lot of oxygen.
And this is not all the unique properties of the lake! It is also home to a huge number of plant and animal species (more than 2,500), 2/3 of which live only in this body of water.
Ghost lake
South Ossetia
The phenomenon lake, called Ertso, attracts a huge number of tourists and vacationers from year to year. And this is connected not so much with the beauty of the lake, but also with its ability to disappear. Exactly! Every 3-5 years the lake disappears into the ground, as if it had never been here before. This can happen at any time of the year, even in winter.
According to scientists, the matter is karst caves, where all the water periodically goes. No animals even live in the lake, as they are afraid of this unreliable place. As they say, miracles, and that’s all!
Lake of ink
Algeria
This is happiness for students! All schoolchildren (especially high school students) and students have one big problem - ink in the pen, which constantly runs out at the most unexpected moment. But in Algeria there are no problems with this. They have a whole lake of ink!
Surprising but true. And the secret is that two rivers flow into the lake. One of them contains a large amount of iron salts, and the second contains a variety of organic compounds from peat bogs. Together they form ink. However, they are dangerous to the life of organisms, so there are no living creatures in the lake. But they are suitable for writing.
Lake of five flowers
China
Lake Wuhua Hai is one of the most beautiful. And all this beauty is created by various algae growing in the waters of this lake. They are all different colors, and therefore form the color of the lake from sky blue to light yellow. And thanks to calcium carbonate, the water here is also very clear.
Lake Tahoe
USA
Tahoe is one of the largest lakes in North America. Its area is about 500 square meters. m. It is located between two states at the same time (Nevada and California).
And it is their attraction. One more interesting fact The lake is that the sun shines here 75% of the time of the year, that is, 274 days a year. There are also conditions for various sports and tourism activities.
Lakes in the crater of Kelimutu volcano,
Indonesia
These amazing lakes are conveniently located in the craters of the Kelimutu volcano. Each of them is different in color. The colors are constantly changing. Many argue that it's all about volcanic gases. If now the lakes are turquoise, black and green, then back in 1960 the colors of the lakes were red-brown, dark blue and café au lait.
Another interesting fact is that there are 14 more nearby this volcano that erupt annually, unlike Kelimutu. Its last eruption was recorded in 1968.
Laguna Colorada,
Bolivia
This is amazing salt Lake many tourists around the world dream of seeing. This unusual color is given to the lake by the remains of algae that have formed over many centuries. Although the color may change depending on the sun.
From red it turns to yellow or green. You can also see a large number of flamingos here. I advise you to see it with your own eyes!
Dead Sea,
Israel
In fact, this lake has nothing to do with the sea. He was so nicknamed because of his size. It is more than 75 km long, about 20 km wide, and its depth reaches 350 meters. Not as big as Baikal, but still big. It is also the saltiest in the world. Its water is more than 8 times saltier than the ocean.
The name "Dead" was obtained as a result of the fact that living organisms could not exist there normally. But this lake is good for people’s health. It is for this reason that a huge number of tourists gather here every year at various spa resorts.
Imagine making your way across the island through vast forests and ending up on the shore of a lake with bright rose water. Or that you are sailing on a boat in the middle of a whole sea of lotuses that stretch as far as your eyes can see and even further. It sounds like something out of a fairy tale, but in fact these scenes are very real if you decide to visit the most unusual lakes on the planet.
Since lakes are full-fledged ecosystems, they are sometimes capable of taking on unexpected forms and types that even the most sophisticated imagination cannot imagine. Like, for example, Lake Kliluk in Canada, which every summer turns from an ordinary mountain reservoir into a whole field dotted with oddly shaped spots.
Jellyfish Lake, Palau
Jellyfish can be a nuisance for beachgoers, but snorkeling with them in Jellyfish Lake on the Pacific Rocky Islands archipelago is an incredible experience. Golden jellyfish are glowing spheres that can be the size of a coin or a football. This is the only species of jellyfish that, during the process of evolution, lost the ability to sting.
Nong Khan Lake, Thailand
Every year, thousands and thousands of red lotuses bloom here, turning the surface of Thailand's Nong Khan Lake into a giant field of floating flowers. This water garden begins to bloom in October just after the monsoon season and peaks in December when locals take boats to enjoy the beauty. It is best to contemplate the blooming lake before noon, when the lotuses are at their maximum.
Pitch Lake, Trinidad
Some lakes can be very viscous, but certainly no more than this. Consisting of approximately 10 million tons of liquid asphalt and covering 100 acres, Pitch Lake near La Brea on the island of Trinidad represents the largest deposits of natural asphalt on the planet. This viscous mixture of water, natural gas, bitumen and minerals has been the world's main source of asphalt since 1595.
Boiling Lake, Dominican Republic
In the center of this 70-meter lake, the water is constantly in a boiling state, which makes it very difficult to carry out correct measurements of its temperature, but it ranges from 82 to 92 degrees. Scientists believe that this steamy pit is in fact either a fumarole (a crack and hole in the crater and at the base of the volcano that serves as a source of hot gases) or some kind of vent that leads directly to the volcanic magma.
Manicouagan, Canada
If you can't decide what exactly you want to visit - a river or a lake - go to Lake Manicouagan in the Canadian province of Quebec. This single ring-shaped lake appeared about 200 million years ago when a giant asteroid with a diameter of 5 kilometers fell to Earth. The result of its fall was this ring-shaped lake or, as it is also called, a concentric river.
Laguna Colorado, Bolivia
The landscapes on this lake are so unusual that Salvador Dali himself could envy them. The water in the lake gets its burgundy color due to plankton, red algae and other microorganisms living in it, which serve as food for another local attraction - the James flamingo, whose presence makes this place something of a cross between Mars and the Caribbean islands.
Erebus, Antarctica
Admiring this lake will not be an easy task, because the surrounding temperature can reach -60 degrees. Inside this one of five lava lakes on the planet, the temperature is around 1,700 degrees. Erebus is distinguished from the other four analogues only by its location on a continent, which, frankly speaking, is not characterized by very high temperatures. In general, Erebus is the second largest volcano in Antarctica, which has been constantly erupting since 1972.
Lake Hillier, Australia
No, it's not a reservoir filled with the world's supply of strawberry milkshake or bubblegum, it's just a lake of perfectly pink water. And this is not an optical illusion or a light effect; the water in this 600-meter lake retains its color both day and night. The exact cause of this phenomenon has not yet been established, but the main version calls the sources of the unusual color bacteria and microorganisms living in salt deposits.
Lake Superior, USA
Lakes can sometimes be as majestic as oceans. Take, for example, the Great Lakes in the US and Canada, whose giant waves - real paradise for surfers from several states at once. The further north the lake, the higher the waves reach. On Lake Superior, powerful winds can raise waves as high as 10 meters, but the average wave height on the northernmost of the Great Lakes is about 1-2 meters.
Medicine Lake, Canada
The national park in the Canadian province of Alberta overlooks a lake so mysterious that you most likely will not find it, because every winter the water simply disappears. But it's not all about evaporation. Medicine Lake is more like a giant bathtub 6 kilometers long and 30 meters deep, which fills in the summer when glaciers melting in the mountains fall into the Maligne River. The river has several peculiar funnels - in Medicine Lake there is just one of them - which divert the river flows into the system underground caves, and then the river resurfaces in Maligne Canyon. Despite the enormous volumes of water from the glaciers, the entire absorption process takes only a few weeks. The mystery of Medicine Lake was only solved in the 1970s.
Lake Natron, Tanzania
This lake does an excellent job of protecting wildlife, but only in the not entirely familiar sense of this phrase. Natron literally turns animals and birds into stones, as if they had looked into the eyes of Medusa Gargona. Perfectly fossilized birds (even pigeons) and bats wash up on the shore of the lake every now and then. This ominous lake received its ability to calcify thanks to the toxic ash and ash released from the surrounding volcanoes. No one can say exactly how the birds and animals die, but it appears that the lake's perfectly reflective surface causes them to take their fatal plunge.
Lake Mackenzie, Australia
You will hardly find a more ideal body of water than Lake Mackenzie on Earth. The snow-white sand along its shores consists of 100% silicon, which is used in many perfume products and has a positive effect on the condition of hair, skin and nails. The only source of perfectly clean and clear water in the lake is rain, whose acidity is incompatible with any living organisms except your relaxing body.
Pavilion Lake, Canada
This lake in the Canadian province of British Columbia can take you back hundreds of millions of years. From the outside, it is no different from thousands of other mountain reservoirs, but its bottom is covered with an ancient species of freshwater corals, which reproduce some of the first examples of life that appeared on our planet more than 2.5 billion years ago.
Lake Nyos, Cameroon
In 1986, this crater lake in Cameroon caused one of the most unusual natural disasters by literally exploding. A huge mass of water rose 100 meters, which led to a tsunami that covered the coast of the lake, after which the entire area was covered by a cloud of carbon dioxide, which claimed 1,746 human lives in just three days. Today it is quite safe to be near this lake - after the disaster, scientists developed a system that removes carbon dioxide from the bottom.
Dead Sea, Israel/Jordan
This sea is 10 times saltier than any other sea on the planet - 35% versus 3.5%. Thanks to this concentration of salt, you always remain on the surface, and your skin and joints receive an excellent healing effect. The water level in the Dead Sea is 427 meters below sea level and falling at a rate of about 1 meter per year - it is the lowest place on the planet.
What else does our mysterious and beautiful nature conceal? How many interesting bodies of water, birds and animals are on our Earth. And I would like to tell you about the 4 most unusual lakes on Earth. Who would have thought that there would be an asphalt lake on our native Earth? And it turns out there is even such a thing.
Asphalt Lake
Trinidat Island became famous only because in its central part there is a real asphalt lake. Magnificent asphalt! Of course, you can’t go into the lake and take a dip, but it is located in the crater of a former mud volcano, its depth is... 90 meters (!), and its area is 46 hectares. Emerging from the bowels of the earth through a volcano, oil lying at great depths loses all its volatile substances under the influence of evaporation and turns into asphalt. All this happens in the center of the lake basin. The place where more and more new layers of liquid asphalt appear is called “Mother Lake”. It is thanks to him that the Trinidad lake retains its reserves, despite the fact that every year up to 150 thousand tons of asphalt are extracted from it, which is used for construction needs. The bulk of it is exported to the USA, England and China. During the development of the lake, more than 5 million tons of asphalt were extracted, while the level of the miracle lake dropped by only half a meter! Any object that falls on the surface of the lake disappears into the black abyss. Scientists who explored the coastal depths of the “reservoir” discovered a whole cemetery of prehistoric animals. Including skeletons of mastodons, extinct during the Ice Age, which lived in this region. There are also deposits of valuable resin in the Dead Sea, famous for its salt reserves. The whole world knows about the extreme salinity of its water, in which it is impossible to drown. However, only specialists know about the deposits of the rarest resin. This unique substance has been extracted from the waters of the Dead Sea since ancient times. Resin is used in a wide variety of fields: medicine, for road construction, coating ship hulls, and in the chemical industry.
Ink Lake
This unusual lake is located in Algeria, near the city of Sidi Bel Abbess. The lake is filled with ink. There are no fish or plants in the lake, since the poisonous dark blue ink is only suitable for writing with! Until recently, people could not understand how such an unusual substance ended up in the reservoir. Scientists, having carried out relevant research and analysis, came to the conclusion: it’s all about the composition of the water of two small rivers flowing into this mysterious lake. One of them contains simply a huge amount of dissolved iron salts, the other contains all kinds of organic compounds from peat bogs located in the river valley. Merging together into a lake basin, the streams interact with each other, replenishing the amount of wonderful ink. Locals They relate to this miracle differently: some consider it a devilish obsession; others, on the contrary, benefit from it. The ink is sold not only in stores in Algeria, but also in Africa, the Mediterranean countries, and the Near and Middle East.
empty lake
But the mystery of the Russian Empty Lake, located in Altai, has not yet been revealed. All the reservoirs around are teeming with fish and lake game, but in Pustoy there is not a blade of grass, not a fry, not a bird on the shore, and this despite the fact that rivers flow from the fish lakes and flow into Pustoy. Researchers have tried dozens of times to populate the mysterious lake with local aquatic fauna and flora, giving preference to the most unpretentious species. However, all the experiments ended the same way: the fish and other living creatures, after a day or two, died, the vegetation rotted. The empty remained empty. But what is most surprising is that chemists, who have repeatedly analyzed water for the content of toxic substances, have proven that the water is absolutely non-toxic, suitable for consumption, and even... resembles champagne thanks to the smallest bubbles of harmless natural gas. The water of the lake was studied by experts from Germany, the USA, Belgium and Britain, and no one until now could explain or at least offer a plausible hypothesis about the phenomenon of this amazing reservoir. Will this mystery be solved in the foreseeable future? Alas, the experts shrug their shoulders vaguely.
acid lake
But still, the most “dead” sea on planet Earth is the ill-fated Lake of Death - a large body of water located in Sicily. Its shores and waters are devoid of any vegetation and living creatures; even birds do not fly over the lead-gray water. Swimming in it is deadly. Any living creature that falls into the water of this terrible lake dies instantly. A person who dips his hand into the water for a second watches in horror as it turns red, becomes covered in blisters, the skin peels off, revealing bloody bones, bursting veins and blood vessels. But the fact is that water contains... sulfuric acid in huge concentrations. Very dangerous studies conducted by scientists in 1999 led to a stunning conclusion: concentrated sulfuric acid is released into the lake from two sources located at its bottom. It is not surprising that from time immemorial the Sicilian mafia hid their victims in these deadly waters: an hour - and a person does not even have teeth left.
