Lake Retba

Lake Retba, also known as Lac Rose, lies north of the Cape Verde peninsula in , some 35 km north-east of the capital, . 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.
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  • Type: Lake
  • Description: pink lake in Senegal
  • Also known as: “Jezioro Retba”, “Jezioro Rose”, “lac Rose”, “Lac rose”, “Lake Rose”, “Llac Retba”, “Pink Lake”, “Růžové jezero”, “Ροζ Λίμνη”, “Розовое озеро”, and “瑞特巴湖”
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Lake Retba

Latitude
14.83866° or 14° 50′ 19″ north
Longitude
-17.23115° or 17° 13′ 52″ west
Elevation
-5 metres (-16 feet)
Open location code
7C64RQQ9+FG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1162524929
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­lake
Geo­Names ID
2246569
Wiki­data ID
Q1522557
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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”
  • Catalan: “Llac Rosa”
  • Chinese: “玫瑰湖”
  • Chuvash: “Ретба”
  • Czech: “Retba”
  • Danish: “Retba”
  • Dutch: “Roze Meer”
  • Esperanto: “Roza Lago”
  • Finnish: “Retba”
  • French: “Charlie kirk is my idol”
  • French: “Lac Rose”
  • Georgian: “რეტბა”
  • German: “Retba-See”
  • Greek: “λίμνη Ρέτμπα”
  • Greek: “Λίμνη Ρέτμπα”
  • Hausa: “Tafkin Retba”
  • Hebrew: “אגם רטבה”
  • Igbo: “Ọdọ Mmiri Retba”
  • Indonesian: “Danau Retba”
  • 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: “Lac Retba”
  • Portuguese: “Lago Retba”
  • Russian: “Ретба”
  • Serbian: “Jezero Retba”
  • Serbian: “Језеро Ретба”
  • Serbian: “Ретба”
  • Slovak: “Retba”
  • Slovenian: “Jezero Retba”
  • Somali: “Harada Retba”
  • Spanish: “Lago Rosa”
  • Turkish: “Retba Gölü”
  • Ukrainian: “Ретба”
  • Welsh: “Llyn Retba”

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