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Apr 29, 2024 · The lake’s extent had been determined by the 1870s. Lake Eyre, the lowest part of which lies about 50 feet (15 metres) below sea level, consists of two sections, Lake Eyre North and Lake Eyre South. The sections, which together span an area 89.5 miles (144 km) long and 47.8 miles (77 km) wide, are joined by the narrow Goyder Channel.
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Lake Eyre in 1990, as seen from the Space Shuttle Columbia. The 2009 Lake Eyre flood peaked at 1.5 m (5 ft) deep in late May, which is a quarter of its maximum recorded depth of 6 m (20 ft). 9 km 3 (2 cu mi) of water crossed the Queensland–South Australian border with most of it coming from massive floods in the Georgina River.
May 29, 2024 · Lake Eyre is the largest lake in Australia, with vast salt flats and seasonal water levels. It’s a remote and ever-changing landscape, rich in Aboriginal culture and important for bird habitats. The lake’s unique salt crust, historical expeditions, and impact on local climate make it a fascinating destination for adventurers and nature ...
Geographic features. Lake Erie (42.2° N, 81.2W) has a mean elevation of 571 feet (174 m) [8] above sea level. It has a surface area of 9,990 square miles (25,874 km 2) [7] with a length of 241 statute miles (388 km; 209 nmi) [7] and breadth of 57 statute miles (92 km; 50 nmi) [7] at its widest points. It is the shallowest of the Great Lakes ...
Edward John Eyre (born August 5, 1815, Whipsnade, Bedfordshire, England—died November 30, 1901, near Tavistock, Devon) was an English explorer in Australia for whom Lake Eyre and the Eyre Peninsula (both in South Australia) are named. He was subsequently a British colonial official. Emigrating from England for reasons of health, Eyre reached ...
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Lake Eyre is the focus of a centripetal system of rivers which drain an area exceeding 1,300,000 km 2 of central and northeastern Australia ( Fig. 1 ). The lake bed lies in the lowermost section of a vast tectonic depression of great complexity and antiquity; because the depression is tilted, both the locus of drainage and the river pattern are ...
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Lake Eyre is Australia’s largest salt lake. It’s located 647 km north of Adelaide, in the state of South Australia. Lake Eyre is actually comprised of 2 lakes: Lake Eyre North and Lake Eyre South. The lakes are connected by the Goyder Channel, which is 15 km long. Together, both lakes are 144km long and 77km wide.
