11. A unique population is found in the meromictic Pink Lake in Gatineau Park, Quebec. 12. Holomictic lakes are non-meromictic lakes. 13. Only meromictic lakes do not mix and remain stratified, allowing CO 2 to remain dissolved. 14. Strandvatnet lake next to Bogen village is surrounded by mountains and is a relatively rare Meromictic lake. 15. A "'meromictic lake "'has layers of water that do not intermix. 16. Green sulfur bacteria are commonly found in meromictic lakes and ponds, sediments, and some sinkholes. 17. The most favorable lakes for the development of purple sulfur bacteria are meromictic ( permanently stratified ) lakes. 18. With only 11 meromictic lakes in the United States, Soap Lake is likely the most radical of all. 19. The meromictic lake has scarce fauna life, since it is usually deprived of oxygen in the lower layer. 20. The Black Sea is a marginal sea and is the world's largest body of water with a meromictic basin.
