Lake Retba
Lake Retba, also known as Lac Rose, lies north of the Cape Verde peninsula in Senegal, some 35 km north-east of the capital, Dakar. 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.
- Lake
- …has a surface elevation of around -10 metres (-20 feet)
- Description: pink lake in Senegal
- Also known as“Lac Rose”“Pink Lake”
Lake Retba
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Latitude
14.83866° or 14° 50′ 19″ north
Longitude
-17.23115° or 17° 13′ 52″ west
Open location code
7C64RQQ9+FG
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
OpenStreetMap feature
water=lake
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Lake Retba” goes by many names.
بحيرة ريتباArabic
Retba gölüAzerbaijani
Danu RétbaBalinese
Retba aintziraBasque
হ্রদ রেটবাBengali
Llac RetbaCatalan
Llac RosaCatalan
玫瑰湖Chinese
瑞特巴湖Chinese
РетбаChuvash
Lac RoseCzech
Lake RoseCzech
RetbaCzech
Růžové jezeroCzech
RetbaDanish
Lac RetbaDutch
Lac RoseDutch
Roze MeerDutch
Roza LagoEsperanto
Lac RoseFinnish
RetbaFinnish
რეტბაGeorgian
Λίμνη ΡέτμπαGreek
Ροζ ΛίμνηGreek
Tafkin RetbaHausa
אגם רטבהHebrew
Ọdọ Mmiri RetbaIgbo
Danau RetbaIndonesian
lac RoseItalian
Lago RetbaItalian
ラック・ローズJapanese
Tlaga RetbaJavanese
Ikiyaga cya RetbaKinyarwanda
Retbas ezersLatvian
Rožinis ežerasLithuanian
रेट्बा तालMaithili
Tasik RetbaMalay
Danau RetbaMinangkabau
रेट्बा तालNepali
دریاچه رتباPersian
Jezioro RetbaPolish
Jezioro RosePolish
Lac RetbaPolish
RetbaPolish
РетбаRussian
Розовое озероRussian
Jezero RetbaSerbian
Lac RoseSerbian
Језеро РетбаSerbian
РетбаSerbian
Lac RoseSlovak
RetbaSlovak
Jezero RetbaSlovenian
Harada RetbaSomali
Retba GölüTurkish
РетбаUkrainian
Llyn RetbaWelsh
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