Lake Lemuria

Lemuria
Лемурійське озеро (Ukrainian)
Lake Lemuria from above
Lemuria
Lemuria
Lemuria
LocationKherson Oblast
Coordinates46°14′29″N 33°44′10″E / 46.2414°N 33.7361°E / 46.2414; 33.7361
Typelake
Basin countriesUkraine
References
Location
Interactive map of Lemuria

Lake Lemuria (Ukrainian: Лемурійське озеро, romanizedLemuriiske ozero), also known as Pink Lake, is a small lake in the western part of Syvash Bay in the Kherson Oblast (region) of Ukraine. Located near the villages of Hryhorivka and Novovolodymyrivka, Lemuria lake has pink water due to an algae which produces large amounts of beta-carotene. Lake Lemuria is a healing resort of international importance.

The salinity of the lake water reaches 270–300 grams of salt per liter of water.