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[[File:Lake Assal 3-Djibouti.jpg|thumb|[[Lake Assal (Djibouti)|Lake Assal]], one of the most saline lakes outside of Antarctica]]
{{water salinity}}A '''hypersaline lake''' is a landlocked [[body of water]] that contains significant [[concentration]]s of [[sodium chloride]],
Specific microbial species can thrive in high-salinity environments<ref name=Hammer1986/> that are inhospitable to most lifeforms,<ref name=Vreeland/> including some that are thought to contribute to the colour of [[pink lake]]s.<ref name=cassella>{{cite web | last=Cassella | first=Carly | title=How an Australian lake turned bubble-gum pink | website=Australian Geographic | date=13 December 2016 | url=https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/science-environment/2016/12/australias-pink-lakes/ | access-date=22 January 2022}}</ref><ref name=ie2018>{{cite web | last=McFadden | first=Christopher | title=Lake Hillier: Australia's Pink Lake and the Story Behind It | website=Interesting Engineering | date=24 July 2018 | url=https://interestingengineering.com/lake-hillier-australias-pink-lake-and-the-story-behind-it | access-date=22 January 2022}}</ref> Some of these species enter a dormant state when [[Desiccation|desiccated]], and some species are thought to survive for over 250 million years.<ref name=Vreeland/>
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