색채 geography

색채 geography

Red sea

The name of the Red Sea, located between the Arabian Peninsula and Africa, is found in the II century BC. e. in the work

of the Greek geographer Agatharchid of Cnidus, on the Red Sea ( Ta kata tes Erythras thalassesIt is believed that the sea

got its name because of the color. 

The water shade acquires a red tint during the "flowering" of unicellular algae  Trichodesmium erythraeumIn addition, purple

 corals also create a similar effect.

Orange river

It is erroneously believed that this river, which flows in South Africa and Namibia, was named after the orange-colored water.

 In fact, it got its name in the XVIII century thanks to the Dutch colonel Robert Gordon.

Yellow Mountains

Thus, the name of the Huangshan mountain range, in eastern China, is literally translated from Chinese. 

Green lake

Not far from the Austrian town of Tragoss, in Styria, at an altitude of 770 meters above sea level,

there is an unusual mountain lake Grünersee - literally “green lake” translated from German.

Blue Mountains

These mountains, located just outside the city limits of Sydney, stretch about fifty kilometers to the west of the Australian metropolis

and are part of the Great Dividing Range.

Blue volcano

Cerro Azul translates as "blue hill". It is located in the Chilean Andes and reaches a height of 3788 meters above sea level.

Violet mountain

The name Zijinshan is translated as "purple mountain" (in some sources there is also the "Mountain of purple gold"). 

It is located in the northeast of the Chinese city of Nanjing. 

At sunset, the clouds are often covered with clouds of purple color, in connection with which she received her present name. 

In addition, sometimes from a distance the top really seems slightly violet.