Red Hot Whereabouts

By Izzi

Cranberry Bogs, Massachusetts

Cranberries – everyone’s favourite little berries, packed with nutrients and antioxidants. But have you ever wondered how cranberries grow and thrive? A distinctive wetland, called a bog, is an ecosystem with thick sphagnum moss, acidic waters, peat deposits and a spongy, mat-like substance on the water’s surface. This environment provides fresh water, and counters unfavourable conditions these delicate and delicious cranberries need to grow and survive. The cranberry bogs in Massachusetts is amongst one of the famous geographic locations show casting a vibrant red glow over the water’s surface. Source: http://science.howstuffworks.com/life/botany/cranberry-bogs.htm

http://movies-wayneaddisoncyrus.blogspot.com.au/2011/03/cranberry-bog-images.html

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Red Sea Beach, Liaoning Province, China

The biggest wetland and reed marsh in the world, appropriately named the Red Sea Beach, is located in Liaoning, China. It is composed of shallow seas and tide lands of a lively red radiance. The Red Sea Beach is home to more than 260 kinds of birds and 399 kinds of wild animals. The bright colour of the red grass genus Sueda brings an unusual yet impressive landscape of 26 kilometres long every autumn, attracting many tourists. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Seabeach

http://www.placestoseeinyourlifetime.com/incredible-red-seabeach-in-china-1968/

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Hitachi Seaside Park, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan

Hitachi Seaside Park is an extraordinary flower park located in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan which blooms with various flowers all year round. Source: http://smarter666.blogspot.com.au/2013/10/hitachi-seaside-park-located-in.html 

http://planetden.com/nature/hitachi-seaside-parkjapan

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Lake Retba, Senegal

Ever wonder what dunaliella salina bacteria would do to the colour of a lake? No need to do any experiments, just have a look at Lake Retba in Senegal. It’s PINK! The bacteria (completely harmless to humans by the way, and totally swimmable in!) produces a red pigment in order to absorb the sunlight, and thus gives the lake a distinct bubble gum pink colour. Now I know that this is barely red, but this geographical location was just too cool to not include in today’s post. Source: http://www.lakeretba.com/

http://amazingstuff.co.uk/nature/pink-lake-retba-senegal/#.Vfawp_mqpBc

Lake Retba is not the only pink lake in the world. Another pink lake, is Australia’s very own Lake Hillier in Western Australia.

http://whenonearth.net/swim-in-lake-hillier-pink-lake-australia/