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Spotted Lake in British Columbia, Canada HD Wallpapers

Wallpapers: Spotted Lake in British Columbia, Canada HD Wallpapers The Spotted lake is found in Osoyoos, British Columbia in Canada. The most notable feature of the lake is the multi-colored spots that are very visible and prominent even when viewed from the highway. The lake contains the world's highest concentration of different minerals most notably, magnesium sulfate, calcium and sodium sulfates. Aside from these three most prominent minerals, the lake also contains higher concentration of eight other minerals and small doses of four others including silver and titanium. These spots consisted mainly of magnesium sulfate and as a result during summer, these spots become crystallized. The lake evaporates and during summer only the minerals remain and they form natural walkways in between and around the spots. The Spotted lake is also therapeutic and known to cure diseases. A lot of companies have tried to buy and commercialize it until First Nations closed the deal in October o...

Abraham Lake, Alberta, Canada HD Wallpapers

Wallpapers: Abraham Lake, Alberta, Canada HD Wallpapers Abraham Lake is actually a man-made lake in Alberta Canada, upper north of the Saskatchewan river at the foot of the Canadian Rockies. It is really beautiful during summer but what makes it amazing is the frozen bubbles found underneath the lake during the winter season. These frozen or ice bubbles underneath are piled up together like bluish white cotton wool or white rocks piled on top of each other in an orderly fashion. These frozen bubbles are actually methane gas that is produced when bacteria at the bottom of the lake decomposes organic matter like animals, plants, and trees that died and sank to the bottom. Once methane is released a bubble is formed and it rises to the surface and evaporates in the air. During Winter season, these bubbles are trapped when the lake is frozen and are unable to escape. These forms the ice bubbles because methane gas gets frozen when it comes in contact with a colder surface. Once the ice i...