There are probably many things on your summer to-do list, but you might have overlooked one: swimming in the mysterious bubble gum-looking pink lake. The pink lake, which actually has the name Lake… ...

But look at Lake Hillier on a digital map, and you won't believe your eyes. In aerial imagery, Lake Hillier is colored a bilious, Pepto-Bismol shade of pink. Lake Hillier's island was undiscovered ...

In fact, Lake Hillier is only accessible by air (or scenic cruise – but these are rare), with swimming strictly off-limits. Lake Hillier is only one of Australia’s mesmerising pink lakes, with ...

Bubblegum pink isn't a color you'd expect a lake to be. But there it is anyway — Lake Hillier, sitting there like some sort of Barbie-inspired fantasy on Middle Island off the western coast of ...

For years, Lake Hillier was sold far and wide as one of Western Australia's most photogenic attractions. Tourists from ...

Lake Hillier is anything but usual. The Australian lake is 10 times saltier than the ocean, and bright pink. The color comes from the microorganisms that, somehow, are able to thrive under the ...

Within the waters of Lake Hillier live microorganisms called Dunaliella Salina. These organisms, which are the only form of life in the lake, use the salt present in the water to create a red dye.

Lake Hillier, east of Esperance in WA, is usually bright pink, but has become discoloured. The change in its appearance is due to a massive offshore rainfall event in 2022, which diluted its salt ...