Mother Nature Reveals: The Most Beautiful Lakes in the World

The natural wonders we have here, on Earth, are wide and varied. Yet there’s nothing more peaceful than a beautiful lake. The confluence between the water and the sunlight is a captivating sight, often full with colors and serenity. But which lakes are the most beautiful on the world? the answer is right here, in our list of the top 10 most beautiful lakes in the world.

10. Lake Atitlan, Guatemala

Located in the highlands of Guatemala, Lake Atitlan is one the most beautiful lakes on earth, yet most of the people never heard of it. Surrounded by a trio of volcanoes, the lake is actually a caldera that filled with water over 84 thousands years ago. The lake is also a home for a several Mayan villages and it is blessed with serene ambience and great views.

9. Lake Superior, Michigan

The largest, deepest, and coldest lake of the Great Lakes in North America and generally considered the largest freshwater lake in the world, Lake Superior spreads for 82,100 square kilometers. Sandstone cliffs, dunes, waterfalls and lakeshores form an inspirational landscape, even if you just lake-gazing.

8. Lake Wakatipu, New Zealand

In the South Island of New Zealand, Lake Wakatipu stretches for 80 kilometers and known as the longest of New Zealand’s lakes. This is a gorgeous glacial lake that renowned mostly for its surrounding jagged mountains, which are so stunning that they are called “The Remarkables”

7. Crater Lake, Oregon, US

Crater Lake is known for its captivating blue hue and amazingly clear waters. It was formed 8,000 years ago, when the caldera of the volcanic Mt. Mazama collapsed, and now it is ringed with 600 km cliffs. Carter is also the deepest lake in the U.S, reaching an astonishing depth of over 590 meters.

6. Abraham Lake, Alberta, Canada

In the foothills of the Canadian Rockies, upper north of the Saskatchewan river in Alberta Canada, located the unique Abraham Lake. It’s actually a man-made lake, which was created in 1972, and it has the blue color caused by rock flour just like any other glacial lake. Furthermore, the lake is home for rare phenomenon of bubbles which get frozen during the winter right underneath its surface, pile up on each other and create an amazingly beautiful sight.

5. Lake Baikal, Siberia, Russia

Lake Baikal is a rift lake – lake which is formed by the separation of continental crust – and it’s located in Siberia, Russia. It is the oldest freshwater lake in the world, as well as one of the largest and clearest, and with depth of 1,642 meters is even the deepest rift on Earth. In winter time, the lake’s crystal-clear waters are entirely frozen, while during March the ice crust is cracked by the sun and frost, and turquoise ice shards are revealed on the surface.

4. Lake Hillier, Australia

In the south coast of Western Australia, Lake Hillier exhibits beautiful phenomenon of pink colored waters. Separated only by a narrow strip-land from the ocean, surrounded by white sand and woodlands, the lake is a colorful feast to the eyes. The main theory is that red hella flick bacteria in the lake’s salt crusts is the cause for the permanent pink color of the water.

3. Spotted Lake, British Columbia, Canada

The Spotted Lake is mostly known for its multi-colored spots which are gorgeous and very prominent. The spots are consisted mainly of magnesium sulfate, which cause them to become crystallized during the summer. Actually, it contains the world’s highest concentration of different minerals, as magnesium, calcium and sodium sulfates, and small doses of a few more, including titanium and silver. Aside to its beauty, the lake is also considered as therapeutic.

2. Five Flower Lake, China

Located at the end of the Peacock river in the Jiuzhaigou National Park in China, The Five-Flower Lake lies in height of 2,472 meters above sea level. It’s one of the most beautiful lakes in the area. It’s shallow and has depth of only 5 meters, yet it’s renowned worldwide for its sight which is feast for the eyes, reflecting multiple colors – clear-turquoise waters with a tinge of yellow, green, red and blue. It’s so clear that you can see the ancient trees trunks scattered in its bottom.

1. Plitvice Lakes, Croatia

Located inside Plitvice National Park in Croatia, the most beautiful lake in the world is actually 16 emerald-hued lakes which are interconnected, separated by natural dams of travertine (which grow 1 cm per year) and boast photogenic waterfalls. The Plitvice Lakes were inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage in 1979, and it’s obvious why – the lakes are a true natural wonder with spectacular display of colors. Ranging from azure to green to blue and more, changing constantly while influenced by the shifting angels of the sunlight and the quantity of minerals and organisms which found in the water.