Salt evaporation ponds, salt works or salterns are artificial ponds ready to extract salts for water evaporation. The pink colour of the water is due

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Salt evaporation ponds, salt works or salterns are artificial ponds ready to extract salts for water evaporation. The pink colour of the water is due to the presence of Halobacterium and Dunaliella microorganisms. This photo was taken in Bañaderos, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain.

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Photo credit: © José María Barres Manuel / Alamy / Afripics
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