- Lake Retba
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Lake Retba
Lake Retba or Lac Rose (Pink Lake) is a lake located northeast of the Senegalese capital, Dakar. The lake is famous for its pink color due to the presence of a certain type of algae in its waters. The lake contains a large proportion of salt, up to 40% in some areas, and therefore there is an activity based on collecting salt from it dating back to several centuries ago.
The site is included on the UNESCO Tentative List under the official name, Lac Rose.by MyriamLouviot, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commonsby Jjm2311, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commonsby John Crane, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia CommonsElevation: 0 m
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UNESCO Tentative List
Date of Submission
2005
20th Century AD
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Cultural and Natural Landscape
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