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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lake Amadeus canonical | 2 |
Statements (44)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Amadeus Basin