A landscape at the Walvis Bay salt Works and the city in the background. In the large evaporation ponds or pans, low salinity encourages algae to thrive to a deep coral pink or red hue that is caused by the algae Dunaliella.


Size: 4752px × 6720px 40.2cm × 56.9cm - 300dpi
Location: Namibia, Namibia
Photo credit: © Obie Oberholzer / AfriPics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: atlantic ocean, desert, namib desert, namib desert park, pan, salt, salt pan, southern africa, walvis bay, walvis bay nature reserve, walvis bay salt works, namibia