Laura E Murphy
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'Pink Lake, named after the Pink family who settled the land in 1826, is Gatineau Park’s most unique lake because it is meromictic, meaning that, unlike a normal lake, its upper and lower water levels never mix. This is because it has a small surface and bowl-like shape and is surrounded by steep cliffs that protect it from the wind. There is no oxygen in the deepest seven metres of the lake. With no oxygen at the bottom of Pink Lake, there is only one organism that lives in its depths — an anaerobic prehistoric organism.'
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'Pink Lake, named after the Pink family who settled the land in 1826, is Gatineau Park’s most unique lake because it is meromictic, meaning that, unlike a normal lake, its upper and lower water levels never mix. This is because it has a small surface and bowl-like shape and is surrounded by steep cliffs that protect it from the wind. There is no oxygen in the deepest seven metres of the lake. With no oxygen at the bottom of Pink Lake, there is only one organism that lives in its depths — an anaerobic prehistoric organism.'