🇹🇿Tanzania, Lake Natron

Lake Natron is one of the most famous natural attractions in Tanzania. It is famous for the fact that the water in the lake has a bright red color.

The lake is located near the border of Tanzania with Kenya, and covers an area of just under 1040 sq.m. It reaches a length of no more than 57 km, and a width of about 21 km. In the warmest months, the water temperature in the reservoir can exceed 50-60° C. The average depth of the Natron is 1.5 meters, and in the deepest places – 3 meters.

Lake Natron is the only permanent nesting site for small flamingos in East Africa. There are about 2.5 million individuals of this graceful species of birds.

Cyanobacteria, using the process of photosynthesis in nutrition, are the main producers of the color of Lake Natron. The color of the water can have yellow, orange, pink and red shades, and depends on the season and the number of such microorganisms.
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