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.

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Size: 6722px × 4750px 56.9cm × 40.2cm - 300dpi
Location: Namibia, Namibia
Photo credit: © Obie Oberholzer / AfriPics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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