Its distinctive colour, deep red with white surficial streaks, is due to the accumulation of sodium, which is common to such types of lakes where intense evaporation cycles occur. Its waters have a very high Ph, between 9 and 10.5, and can reach a temperature of even 60☌! Located in northern Tanzania, in the african Rift Valley at about 600 m above sea level, the lake owes its name to a natural compound formed mainly by sodium bicarbonate. The lake, known as the cursed place which petrifies every living being, is one of the spookiest but most fascinating places on the planet. The flamingo paradise, from the end of May to September is home to nearly 3 million flamingoes that gather on the lake for the mating season, in one of the most amazing natural spectacle on earth. The place is a must of every safary, a Mecca for tourists with its enchanted, almost unearthly landscape of incomparabile beauty. "I could not help but photograph them," he says.Lake Natron, a surprisingly remote 50-km long area whose waters are only half a metre deep, lies close to the border with Kenya, at the northeastern edge of Ngorongoro. He made a report, placing the remains as if these birds and bats are alive, that made his images look like scenes from a horror movie. The alkalinity of the lake ranges from 9 to 10.5 pH, and water temperature reaches 60 ☌, so the animals (mostly birds), falling into the lake, immediately die and their remains are covered with minerals and harden, turning into stone statues.įor the first time a unique "ability" Natrona kill animals and turn them into statues discovered photographer Nick Brandt during his next trip to Africa. Lake water reliably protect flamingos from predators during the breeding season, so millions of these birds come here to nest, but it is still quite dangerous event - flamingos build their nests on the Islands of salt that surround the deadly waters of the lake. In addition, it is home to rare small Flamingo, which is one of the few breeding sites.
In the lake live only a few types of animals, including unique species of fish called "alkaline tilapia". But when water evaporation leads to a significant increase in alkalinity Natrona, aktiviziruyutsya some types of bacteria whose livelihoods colors lake in blood red. Looking at these photos, it's hard to believe that at times this lake looks quite normal. Depending on the season, the Natrona surface can be covered with a crust of mineral salts, brought together with the volcanic ashes from East-African rift valley, also known as the Great rift valley. A small lake with a depth of less than three meters, located in the North of Tanzania near the border with Kenya, got its name from the mineral natron.
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