Take a look at the amazing salt lakes of Altai in Sputnik’s photo gallery.
Most of the salty Altai lakes are located in the north-west of the region.
One of the main therapeutic factors of lakes is the presence of brine - a saturated salt solution.
The air around the lakes is so saturated with salt fumes that even an ordinary walk along the shore brings health benefits.
Artemia Salina, a species of brine shrimps, lives in the lakes, which help to make the mud and also gives the water a pink color.
Lake Burlinskoye, which is located near the Slavgorod town in the Altai Krai, is famous for its salt reserves and the pinkish color of its water.
Above: Train near the Burlinskoye salt lake in the Slavgorodsky District, Altai Krai, where salt is produced.
Above: Train near the Burlinskoye salt lake in the Slavgorodsky District, Altai Krai, where salt is produced.
Bitter-salty Lake Malinovoe is a part of the Big Tourist Golden Ring of the Altai Territory. The water in it is pink and crimson.
Sulphide mud from these lakes cleanses the skin, improves the metabolism and stimulates blood circulation.
Burlinskoye Lake is the largest salt deposit in Western Siberia: its area exceeds 30 square kilometers, but the average depth is less than a meter.
Lake Malinovoe is part of the chain of soda and mustard lakes.
The salt water in these lakes has a wound-healing effect; it activates the blood circulation of the subcutaneous tissues and smooths the surface of the skin.
The shores of the Malinovoe and Burlinskoye Lakes are covered with unusual plants - halophytes, which are able to grow on salty soils.
The water color in the Lake Burlinskoye varies throughout the year. According to local residents, the brightest pink color can be seen in the spring.
