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The striking natural phenomenon Lake Natron
The site publishes photos of the unique lake, their existence recalls that nature can be deadly, and not always favorable to his tvoreniyam.Na northern Tanzania situated salty and alkaline lake, called Natron. The length of the reservoir reaches 57 km, width - 22 km. The lake is covered with a crust of salt, which occasionally painted in red and pink color, resembling alien landscapes. In addition to the unusual shades of the lake you can see even more strange things.
But when the evaporation of water results in a significant increase in alkalinity Natrona, activated by certain types of bacteria whose livelihoods colors lake in blood red.
In the lake live only a few animal species, including unique species of fish called "tilapia alkaline." In addition, there is a small home to rare flamingos, which is one of the few breeding sites.
Lake waters reliably protect the flamingos from predators during the breeding period, so millions of these birds come here to nest, but it's still quite a dangerous event - flamingos build their nests on the islands of salt, which is surrounded by the deadly waters of the lake.
The alkalinity of the lake ranges from 9-10, 5 pH, the water temperature reaches 60 ° C, so the animals (mostly birds), falling into the lake immediately killed and their remains are covered with minerals and harden, turning into stone statues. < br />
For the first time the unique "ability" Natrona kill animals and turn them into statues popularized by photographer Nick Brandt. He made a report, placing the remains as if these birds and bats alive, making him shots like a scene from a horror movie.
"I could not photograph them," - he said.
via supercoolpics.com/prirodnyj-fenomen-ozera-natron/
But when the evaporation of water results in a significant increase in alkalinity Natrona, activated by certain types of bacteria whose livelihoods colors lake in blood red.
In the lake live only a few animal species, including unique species of fish called "tilapia alkaline." In addition, there is a small home to rare flamingos, which is one of the few breeding sites.
Lake waters reliably protect the flamingos from predators during the breeding period, so millions of these birds come here to nest, but it's still quite a dangerous event - flamingos build their nests on the islands of salt, which is surrounded by the deadly waters of the lake.
The alkalinity of the lake ranges from 9-10, 5 pH, the water temperature reaches 60 ° C, so the animals (mostly birds), falling into the lake immediately killed and their remains are covered with minerals and harden, turning into stone statues. < br />
For the first time the unique "ability" Natrona kill animals and turn them into statues popularized by photographer Nick Brandt. He made a report, placing the remains as if these birds and bats alive, making him shots like a scene from a horror movie.
"I could not photograph them," - he said.
via supercoolpics.com/prirodnyj-fenomen-ozera-natron/