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The psychedelic lagoons and marshes of the western Sivash create an unnatural-
looking natural border between the Crimean peninsula, bottom, and
Ukraine
's main-
land. Fed by the Sea of Azov, the Sivash is extremely shallow and packed with algae,
which makes it ideal for industrial salt extraction (and stinky in warm weather: locals
call it the “Rotten Sea”). Green algae thrive in less saline water but halobacteria flour-
ish as salinity increases, introducing pink and red tints. Dams hasten evaporation
while ensuring there's no coloring outside the lines.
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