Location of Senegal

Lake Retba, located in Senegal, is recently facing multiple challenges threatening its existence including the increase in Nitrate level and pollution.

About the Lake Retba:

• Lake Retba is also known as Lac Rose or the Pink Lake due to its pink waters, caused by the presence of halophilic green algae “Dunaliella salina”.
• Freshwater comes from seasonal water tables in the surrounding dunes, isolated from the sea by the sand.
• The Dunaliella salina alga can resist salt due to high carotenoid pigments and glycerol content.
  • The salinity levels influence the dominance of red or green pigmented algae.

Location of Senegal:

• The Senegal, officially the Republic of Senegal, is a country located in West Africa.
• It shares borders with Mauritania to the North and Northwest; by Mali to the East; by Guinea in the South; by Guinea-Bissau to the Southwest and by the Atlantic Ocean to the West.
• It nearly surrounds the country of Gambia.
• The capital city of Senegal is Dakar.
• The Senegal’s location makes it a strategically important country, serving as a gateway between North and West Africa.
• For this reason, the Senegal is known as the “Gateway to Africa.” 
• The Sahel region is present in the north of the Senegal.

Key facts about Senegal:

• The Senegal River forms part of the country’s northern border, after which the name of country was formed.
• It is an active member of regional organizations like the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), fostering economic and political cooperation with neighbouring countries.

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