World Amazing Top Facts

1. Bioluminescent Bay, Puerto Rico
On the Vieques Island in Puerto Rico lies a shallow body of water that flows into a narrow inlet known as the Mosquito Bay. In each gallon of the bay there are 720,000 phosphorescent single-celled organisms that glow when they are agitated. The luminescence is caused by micro-organisms (dinoflagellates) which glow whenever the water is disturbed, leaving a trail of neon blue (Read: Bioluminescent Plankton: What makes it glow?). There are a number of contributing factors that make this bay perhaps the World’s brightest and they include,the shallowness of the waters and the presence of mangrove trees at the shores which promotes the concentration of bacteria in the water, an essential nutrient to the micro-organisms. A trip into the bay is a magical experience and swimming in it is like floating through a glow in the dark picture with a blue-green glow every time you move. You can even kayak through the bay and watch your boat illuminate in the dark night, leaving a trail as it floats by. The concentration of these tiny dinoflagellates is so high that the Bio Bay is one of it’s kind, and you can even catch the movement of fish as they cos a glow in the waters.