Haveyoueverseenapinklake?Orheardaboutalakethatdisappears?Alakeisalandform.It'sabodyofwatersurroundedbyland.Butnotalllakesarethesame.TakealookatsomeofEarth'sstranger examples.
SeeingSpots
TakeapeekatSpottedLake.It’sinCanada.Itlookslikeithaspolka dots!
ThislakefillsalowspotinoneofCanada’sdeserts.Thelakeisadeadend.Waterrichinmineralsflowsin,butverylittleflowsout.Thewaterdriesup.Insummer,themineralsstaybehindinshallowpools.Theycreatearainbowofcolors.Somepeoplebelievethatthelakehashealing powers.
SpottedLake,BritishColumbia, Canada
LakeNatron,Tanzania, Africa
flamingos
ExtremeLakes
NoswimminginLakeNatron!It’sinAfrica.Thewaterishotterthanbathwater.It’sredfrombacteria.It’sverysalty.Thesaltcanburnyourskin.Butthewaterdoesn’tbotherflamingos.Theybuildtheirnests there.
LakeBaikalisextreme,too.It’sinRussia.It’sbigandcold.It’sEarth’soldestanddeepestlake.Lotsofanimalsliveinthisfreshwaterlake.Theydon’tmindthecoldwater—especiallysealscalled nerpas.
LakeBaikal, Russia
nerpa