Do you know about pink lake in Ras Al Khaimah ?
Pink Lake is one of the wonders of nature. It has already been visited by a large number of locals and foreigners. Pink lake in Ras Al Khaimah is one of the most viral on social media. There are pink lakes not only in Ras Al Khaimah but in 29 other countries, some of them are important counties Australia, Azerbaijan, Senegal, Spain, Canada, Bolivia, Newzealand, Mexico...... But here I am talking about the pink lake in Ras Al Khaima. Pink lake is located in Ras Al Khaimah is about 100 meters of the sea coast.
Why the pink lake is pink ?
Environmental experts analysed samples from the small lake to find turned the water is pink ? Dr. Saif Al Ghais - the director general of the environment protection and development authority in Ras Al Khaimah told the red algae caused the water.
According to Saif Al Ghais, pink lakes Ras Al khaimah may get its colour from the presence of red algae in the water, like most living organisms. Red algae usually appears and reproduces in a particular season every year. Which causes the change in the colour of the water, Dr Al Ghais says there are more than 4000 discovered species of such algae on the planet. The proliferation often termed as blooming of the red algae is also known as the red tide phenomenon. The red tide phenomenon appears twice a year and has no negative impact on the Marine environment.
This pink lake in the UAE is located on the Saraya island in the Al Rams area of Ras Al Khaimah. If you are planning to get to the pink lake locate, you can first reach Saraya island Ras Al Khaimah. Reaching saraya island from Dubai international airport could take almost 1 hour and 20 minutes. The journey from Abudhabi can take almost 2 hours. Otherwise if you are coming from Sharjah SAIF Zone can reach saraya island in an hour via E311.
No one should be afraid to go down the pink lake thinking that there is some danger? There is no any skin infection when you go for a swim, because it is a type of bacteria, that only gives colour to the water. Everything is safe...