Lake Retba
Lake Retba, also known as Lac Rose, lies north of the Cap Vert peninsula in Senegal, some 35 km north-east of the capital, Dakar, in northwest Africa. It is named for its pink waters caused by Dunaliella salina algae and is known for its high salt content, up to 40% in some areas.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lagoon
- Description: pink lake in Senegal
- Also known as: “Lac Rose” and “Pink Lake”
Photo: DebyDB93, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lake Retba
- Categories: salt lake, quarry, tourist attraction, and body of water
- Location: Dakar, Senegal, West Africa, Africa
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Lake Retba” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بحيرة ريتبا”
- Azerbaijani: “Retba gölü”
- Balinese: “Danu Rétba”
- Basque: “Retba aintzira”
- Bengali: “হ্রদ রেটবা”
- Chinese: “玫瑰湖”
- Chinese: “瑞特巴湖”
- Chuvash: “Ретба”
- Czech: “Lac Rose”
- Czech: “Lake Rose”
- Czech: “Retba”
- Czech: “Růžové jezero”
- Danish: “Retba”
- Dutch: “Lac Retba”
- Dutch: “Lac Rose”
- Dutch: “Roze Meer”
- Esperanto: “Roza Lago”
- Finnish: “Lac Rose”
- Finnish: “Retba”
- French: “Lac Retba”
- French: “Lac Rose”
- Georgian: “რეტბა”
- German: “Lac Retba”
- German: “Lac Rose”
- German: “Retba-See”
- Greek: “λίμνη Ρέτμπα”
- Hebrew: “אגם רטבה”
- Indonesian: “Danau Retba”
- Italian: “lac Rose”
- Italian: “lago Retba”
- Italian: “Lago Retba”
- Japanese: “ラック・ローズ”
- Javanese: “Tlaga Retba”
- Kinyarwanda: “Ikiyaga cya Retba”
- Latvian: “Retbas ezers”
- Lithuanian: “Rožinis ežeras”
- Maithili: “रेट्बा ताल”
- Malay: “Tasik Retba”
- Minangkabau: “Danau Retba”
- Nepali: “रेट्बा ताल”
- Persian: “دریاچه رتبا”
- Polish: “Jezioro Retba”
- Polish: “Jezioro Rose”
- Polish: “Lac Retba”
- Polish: “Retba”
- Portuguese: “Lago Retba”
- Russian: “Ретба”
- Russian: “Розовое озеро”
- Serbian: “Jezero Retba”
- Serbian: “Lac Rose”
- Serbian: “Језеро Ретба”
- Serbian: “Ретба”
- Slovak: “Lac Rose”
- Slovak: “Retba”
- Slovenian: “Jezero Retba”
- Spanish: “Lago Retba”
- Spanish: “Lago Rosa”
- Spanish: “Retba”
- Turkish: “Retba Gölü”
- Ukrainian: “Ретба”
- Welsh: “Llyn Retba”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Dèni Guèdj and Lake Retba.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lac Rose and Périmètre de Reboisement du Lac Retba.
Senegal: Must-Visit Destinations
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Lake Retba”. Photo: Arnault, CC BY-SA 2.0.