Maldives. The area known as the Maldives is 99% clear, blue waters and just 1% land.
The Weddell Sea, Antarctic Peninsula
The Weddell Sea has been claimed by scientists to have the clearest waters of any ocean in the world.
Whether you're diving it, swimming it or simply gazing lovingly from afar, there's no doubt that the water in the Whitsundays is some of the most awe-inspiring in the world. Nothing evokes the feeling of a tropical paradise like a bright and clear blue sea - but for all of its wonder, it evokes a great deal of mystery.
Crater Lake, Oregon, USA
Its water has a rich, bright blue hue. It is perfectly clear, transparent, and very cold.
According to the United Nations, Finland ranks amongst the best in the world for its tap water quality. It is not only completely safe but a pleasure to drink.
The leading theory holds that when warmer weather brings the upper layers of the lake above 20° Celcius (68° Fahrenheit), the solubility of calcium carbonate in the water decreases. The calcium carbonate precipitates out of the water and forms micro-crystals, which scatter blue light.
Whitehaven Beach // Queensland
Know for its beautiful 7 km stretch of white sand and crystal clear turquoise waters, Whitehaven Beach is without doubt of of Australia's finest. It is located on Whitsunday Island, part of a group of islands just of the tropical Queensland coast.
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Melbourne Water is proud to have taken out top honours at the Ixom Best Tasting Tap Water in Australia competition.
Blue Lake, New Zealand
Blue Lake has underwater visibility up to 70 to 80 meters or 230 to 260 feet down, which is insane! Apart from being the world's clearest lake, it's also the clearest body of natural freshwater. The water in Blue Lake is comparable to distilled water based on laboratory measurements.
Be it a honeymoon in Bora Bora, a friends-only weekend away in the Bahamas, or a family trip to the Greek Islands, that blue water has us all hooked. But how, exactly, does it get to be that unbelievable hue anyway? "The reason the ocean is blue is due to the absorption and scattering of light," NASA explains.
Palmer, researchers sailed eastward along a route just south of the South Pacific Gyre—the largest of the five major oceanic gyres, which form part the global system of ocean circulation. The gyre, on average, holds the clearest, bluest waters of any ocean basin.
Why Is The Maldives Water So Blue And Clear? Maldives water is known for its abundance of coral reefs. The waters of Maldives are known to consist of coral reefs and “phytoplankton” which absorbs blue and green colours from the sunlight due to which it causes clean water and you can see crystal clear reflection.
The reason the ocean is blue is due to the absorption and scattering of light. The blue wavelengths of light are scattered, similar to the scattering of blue light in the sky but absorption is a much larger factor than scattering for the clear ocean water.
Mackay Regional Council as received the award for second best tasting water in the world. Just one vote was all that separated Mackay and the winner of the best tasting tap water in the world title.
Water from the mountains
In fact, all Beloka Water filters through geological strata that's 500 million years old, which means it's packed full of healthy vitamins, minerals and nutrients. For this reason alone, we've no doubt whatsoever that Beloka Water is one of the healthiest bottled waters in Australia.
The quality of drinking water in Australia is generally high, with 93% of households having access to clean, safe drinking water. Yet, while this is true for urban households, almost 200,000 people living in remote parts of the country do not have the same luxury.
The most beautiful beach in Australia as voted by Australians is Whitehaven Beach in the Whitsundays.
Lucky Bay, Western Australia
The 5-kilomtre-long Lucky Bay is roughly a 45-minute drive east of Esperance, and it is here where you will find the whitest sand in Australia according to one of the latest scientific studies.
Lake St Clair, Tasmania
At a depth of 200 metres, Australia's deepest lake is the oh so beautiful Lake St Clair.
No, you can't swim in the Blue Lake. But there is the "Little Blue Lake" about 10 minutes out of Mount Gambier at Mount Schank. People have been swimmimng there for years.
Blue Lake is thought to be of an average depth of 72 m (236 ft), but in places reaches 75 m (246 ft) deep (but some unconfirmed values mention a 204 m (669 ft) maximum depth due to a natural cave section).