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Because lakes are landlocked bodies of water, they
are our planet's experimental mixing pots. They can stew strange
chemistry and give rise to anomalous creatures found nowhere else on
Earth.
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Jellyfish Lake
Jellyfish Lake is located in Palau. Because of the isolation from the
ocean and low population of predators, the golden jellyfish that live
there thrive and reproduce at an amazing rate. Millions of jellyfish
migrate from one side of the lake to the other, and back each day as a
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Resia Lake
Located in the South Tyrol, a province in the north of Italy, Resia Lake
is an artificial lake was created in 1950 as a result of the
construction of a dam for a nearby river. Several of the villages have
been completely submerged in water, and only the bell tower of a church
rises above the surface of the lake. Only in winter, when the lake is
frozen, people can come up to the bell tower. |
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Lake Superior
When we talk about surfing, we mean the ocean, not a lake, but when the
waves of the Great Lakes are high enough, you could actually surf there.
Unfortunately, this is possible only in winter, when the water is
between 32 and 41 F. The water is so cold that it is necessary to
lubricate the face with Vaseline to avoid frostbite. Ice freezes on the
clothing, hair, face, and the water is more volatile and unstable than
in the ocean. This confirms that the surfers in these waters are the
bravest. |
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Dominica’s Boiling Lake
And this is exactly the lake you would not want to surf. Although it is
hard to imagine, the Boiling Lake in Dominica is in a state of constant
boiling point. Actually, only a whirlpool in the center is boiling, but
the water near the shores reaches 160-190 degrees Fahrenheit. Because
the lake is under the influence of volcanic activity, you can see very
interesting things here. |
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A Palace in a Lake, India
Man Sagar Palace, Jal Mahal, was built for the Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh
II in the 1700s. Once, when there was a severe drought, the dam was
built and the palace was flooded. Only the upper part of the palace was
visible, and the lower four floors were completely flooded. Nobody cared
about the palace, and it gained an unsightly appearance. But recently,
the palace was restored and cleaned.
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Lake Baikal, Russian Region of Siberia
Lake Baikal is saturated with a lot of methane, so when the lake melts
it forms a geometrically perfect circle. These circles appear every
spring, the largest of them being more than 2 miles in diameter. They
are so big that they cannot be seen from the ground, or even from the
tops of the surrounding mountains, they are only visible from space.
Strange, but no one has claimed that could be a landing platform for
UFO.
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Volcano Lake
Taal Volcano is a complex volcano located on the island of Luzon in the
Philippines. It has a Vulcan Island, an island near the middle of Taal
Lake. The lake partially fills the Taal Caldera.
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Laguna Colorada – Red Lake
Laguna Colorada in Bolivia is filled with red colored water, and looks
like a Martian landscape. A white island made of borax (the material
used in the manufacture of detergents) is located on the lake. Flamingos
love this place, so they fly here in large flocks.
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Pitch Lake
The lake, which consists of pure liquid asphalt, is located near the
village of La Brea, in the south-west of the island of Trinidad. It has
an area of about 40 and a depth of approximately 260 feet. This world’s
largest reservoir of natural asphalt was discovered by Walter Raleigh in
1595, who immediately found a use for it, which was using the bitumen to
furnish wood paneling of ships.
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Keenjhar Lake
Keenjhar Lake commonly called Kalri Lake is situated in Thatta District,
Sindh, Pakistan. It is 122 km away from Karachi and 18 km away from the
town of Thatta. It is the second largest fresh water lake in Pakistan.
It is an important source that provides drinking water to Thatta
District and Karachi city.
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