What makes some water as transparent as crystal and how to find these exceptional sites.
Transparent water is an unbelievable visual experience. You see the bottom from 40 meters as if you are looking through clean air.
Little plankton, sediment, and organic material. Cold water is generally more transparent. The absence of rivers that carry silt.
The Azores in the Atlantic, the Baltic Sea in winter, and Alpine lakes enjoy exceptional transparency.
Transparent water changes your sense of depth. You feel you are flying, not swimming.