Hypersaline lake

Specific microbial species can thrive in high-salinity environments[1] that are inhospitable to most lifeforms,[2] including some that are thought to contribute to the color of pink lakes.

[2] The water in hypersaline lakes has great buoyancy due to its high salt content.

[citation needed] The most saline water body in the world is the Gaet'ale Pond, located in the Danakil Depression in Afar, Ethiopia.

The Dead Sea, dividing Israel and the West Bank from Jordan, is the world's deepest hypersaline lake.

The Great Salt Lake, while having nearly three times the surface area of the Dead Sea, is shallower and experiences much greater fluctuations in salinity.