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Did You Know Pakistan Has ‘Glow in The Dark’ Beaches?

Pakistan is not just terrorism and poverty – it has one of the world’s most beautiful coastlines and northern areas.

We recently came across these pictures of a beach near Mubarik village that has sparkly blue glowy water – yeah that’s exactly how it sounds – but it is REAL! We’ve all heard of glowy magical waters in Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Japan, Indonesia or Australia.

Girl with a Green Passport – a travel blog by a Pakistani girl just introduced us to our very own bioluminescent beach:

This beach of Bhit Khori literally glows in the dark:

Bhit Khori – Captured by: Wajih Ahmed

How mesmerizing is this bioluminescent beach?

Bhit Khori – Captured by: Wajih Ahmed

She writes: ‘Soon we figured that if you make a movement in water, like a splash or throw a pebble, it glows then as well.’ Bhit Khori is not the first of it’s kind. People have seen similar waters at Gaddani and Sumiani and Sapat beach.

Sapat Beach – Captured by: Saud Siddiqi

We can’t get enough of these pictures:

Sapat – Captured by: Sohaib Roomi

Check out Gaddani’s glowy waters:

Emran Mani-Gadani-bioluminescence beach paksitan

Even from far away, the glittering twinkling water seems like magic:

Sumiani – Captured by: Kumail Hussain

Girl with Green Passport explains: ‘Bioluminescence in the ocean happens because of a microscopic organism or algae floating in the water, called Plankton. I’m not sure if the word Plankton is the name of a category of organisms or a proper name given to a certain species of algae. This organism is usually found drifting in warm tropical waters. Now when there is movement in the ocean cause by waves, or throwing a pebble or a splash made by feet or a boat, it causes a chemical reaction in planktons and something called ‘luciferen” is released, which basically creates blue light (in short).’

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