Whenever we travel, swimming is always been the number 1 goal. Not only to enjoy the scorching heat of the sun and get tan but dipping one’s body in such huge natural ‘pool’ relaxes one’s tired body and mind. It’s no wonder, whenever we see bodies of water, without any hesitations, we dive and swim as long until we had enough.
The most common bodies of water that we always visited is the sea, which is obviously deep, too salty and somehow dangerous. I’m not disagreeing that sea is not good place to swim, but unknown for us, there are some bodies of water that are somehow safe and enjoyable to swim with.
And lakes are one of those. Since its water is not too deep and water is fresh, I bet for sure everyone who loves to swim can enjoy. There are many kinds of lakes that can be found around the world, but below are just some of the unusual lakes happened to exists, yet can be a travel destination place to almost every one.
1. Lake Hillier in the Recherche Archipelego, Australia
The water of this lake is colored pink because of the cartotenoid-producing algae.
2. Boiling Lake in Dominica
Obviously got its name because this lake is so hot that no one has ever been able to measure the temperature.
3. Lake McKenzie, Australia
This lake is 370 acres of pure freshwater. It is too acidic for any aquatic life, but completely safe to swim in.
4. Jellyfish Lake, Palau
This lake contains jellyfish, but jellyfish here don’t sting making it safe to swim with.
5. Dead Sea
This is known to be a sea, but it’s actually a lake that is the lowest place on Earth: 1,486 feet below sea level, and has ten times the salt of any other sea on earth.
6. Laguna Colorada in Bolivia
This lake also gets its surreal color from algae and other aquatic life.
7. Lake Manicouagan, Canada
This lake was formed by an asteroid.
8. Lake Natron, Tanzania
This lake is 140 degree in temperature that literally petrifies animals that get too close.
9. Medicine Lake, Canada
This lake believed to have a very strange tendency: in the winter, it disappears through a series of sinkholes and reappears in nearby Maligne Canyon.
10. Lake Tus in the Khakassia region, Russia
This lake is renowned for its mineral and sediment-rich waters, attracting thousands of summer visitors every year.
11. Trinidad’s La Brea Pitch lake
This lake isn’t made of water at all…but rather millions of gallons of liquid asphalt spread over 100 acres. During the rainy season, however, villagers bask in the sulfur-rich pools that form nearby.
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