Wednesday, May 4, 2011

10 Most Unique Lakes of World

Nature has certain fascinating ways to attract the attention of travel lovers. The beauty of a lake is equally mesmerizing and there are hundreds of lakes in the world that have unusual qualities listed below are some of the unique lake in world, which is worth exploring.

Plitvice Lake
Plitvice lake is a popular natural monument, which is located in the oldest national park in Southeast Europe. It is also the largest national park in Croatia. The uniqueness of the lake is that sixteen lakes are unified by spectacular waterfalls. It is an UNESCO World Heritage Site and the distinctive color of water ranging from azure to green, grey or blue makes the view more spectacular.

Boiling Lake (Dominica)
The Boiling Lake is situated in the Morne Trois Pitons National Park. It is a hole in the earth’s surface, which is filled with bubbling grayish-blue water that is usually surrounded by a cloud of vapor. The water temperature ranges from 180 to 197 degrees Fahrenheit on the edges of the lake.

Red Lagoon (Bolivia)
Red Lagoon also known as “The Laguna Colorada” is a superficial salt lake, which is located in the southwest of the altiplano of Bolivia. The uniqueness of the lake is that it contains borax islands and the white and reddish color of a water combines in a perfect way to enhance the beauty that is created by red deposit and pigmentation of some algae.

Lake Atitlan, Guatemala
It is the deepest lake located in Central America that measure up to 340 meters. It is surrounded by three volcanoes on the south end. Watching lakes during sunrise and sunset gives an extravagant scene to the travelers.

Lake Nakuru, Kenya
Lake Nakuru located in Kenya is one of great interest to tourists and birdwatchers. It is abode by huge flocks of flamingos that add to the distinctiveness of the lake. Lake Nakuru is said to have over 1 million flamingos and their presence make the lake appear bright, pink in color.


Dead Sea, Israel and Jordan
The Dead Sea is a salt lake situated between Israel and Jordan. The uniqueness of the lakes is that water evaporates quickly due to the climate that results into building up of saline. The lake is not suitable for animal and plant life. However the Dead Sea’s salts and minerals have healing powers that attracts many visitors to the lake.

Five-Flower Lake (China)
Five-Flower Lake also known as the Wuhua Hai is one of the popular lake of the Jiuzhaigon National Park in China. The lake is thin and multi-colored, turquoise, yellowish to green. The bottom of the water is filled with fallen tree trunks and the water is so clear that you can see the trunks clearly.

Lake Baikal
Lake Baikal also known as “Blue Eye of Siberia” is located in Southern Siberia, Russia. It is the deepest and largest lake in the world by volume that collects twenty percent of the world's fresh water. It is 25 million years old and abode 1,700 species of plants and animals.

Lake Titicaca
Lake Titicaca is located on the border of Bolivia and Peru. By volume it is the largest lake in South America. It is created by rainfall and melting water of glaciers.

Crater Lake
Crater Lake is located in Oregon and it is one of the world's clearest lakes. The lake is 4,000 foot deep that was created by the subside of the volcano Mount Mazama.

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