Emerald Lake

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Hello Hivers

Emerald Lake, Yukon, Canada

A few pics from a recent road trip to the Yukon Territory.

This beautiful lake is also called Spirit Lake by the....

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local Native people.

The green colour comes from calcium carbonite.

During the last ice age, a large deposit of limestone was left nearby, it

slowly erodes and is washed.....

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into the lake. The sunlight reflects of this resulting in the colour you

see here.

Thanks for viewing.

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