Lake Amadeus

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Lake Amadeus is a large, remote salt lake in Australia’s Northern Territory, notable for its extensive salt flats and proximity to Uluru.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf endorheic lake
salt lake
access remote tracks and unsealed roads
area approximately 1,000 square kilometres
climate arid
closestMajorTown Alice Springs
conservationStatus within Indigenous Protected Area
continent Australia
country Australia
discoveredByEuropeans Ernest Giles
discoveryYearByEuropeans 1872
distanceFromUluru approximately 50 kilometres north
drainageBasin internal drainage
economicActivity limited salt extraction potential
ecoregion Australian desert
elevation approximately 450 metres above sea level
geologicalFeature playa
governingJurisdiction Northern Territory
surface form: Northern Territory of Australia
hydrology ephemeral lake
landUseRestrictions subject to Indigenous land rights and permits
length approximately 180 kilometres
locatedIn Northern Territory
locatedInDesert Great Victoria Desert
locatedInRegion Central Australia
namedAfter Amadeo I of Spain
surface form: King Amadeus I of Spain
namedBy Ernest Giles
near Kata Tjuta
Uluru
notableFor extensive salt flats
remote location
scenic desert landscape
outflow none
protectedArea Katiti–Petermann Indigenous Protected Area
region southwest of Alice Springs
salinity hypersaline
surfaceType salt flats
salt pan
tourism viewed from nearby lookouts and flights
traditionalOwners Anangu people NERFINISHED
Pitjantjatjara people NERFINISHED
Yankunytjatjara people NERFINISHED
visibility visible from aircraft on routes near Uluru
waterSource seasonal rainfall
width up to about 10 kilometres

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Amadeus Basin geological region namedAfter Lake Amadeus
subject surface form: Amadeus Basin
William Gosse notablePlaceVisited Lake Amadeus