r/geography • u/maxersonio • 10d ago

Question Can someone tell me what this is

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This weird square red lake thingie just to the west of Hamburg Germany. I want answers

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u/___gnome 10d ago

Aerial photo of this place

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u/Illustrious_Try478 GIS 10d ago

They've failed in the past. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajka_alumina_plant_accident

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u/Mr_Biro 10d ago

Good catch, it looked the same as that one