Lake Amadeus
Lake in Northern Territory in Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lake Amadeus (together with Lake Neale, Pitjantjatjara: Pantu[2][3][4] ("salt lakes")) is a large salt lake in the southwest corner of Northern Territory of Australia, about 50 kilometres (31 mi) north of Uluru. The smaller Lake Neale is adjacent to the northwest. It is part of (or a surface feature of) the Amadeus Basin that was filled with the erosion products of the Petermann Orogeny.
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Lake Amadeus (Pantu) | |
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Location | Petermann, Northern Territory[1] |
Coordinates | 24°45′00″S 130°55′00″E[1] |
Type | Salt lake |
Basin countries | Australia |
Max. length | 180 km (110 mi) |
Max. width | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
Surface area | 1,032 km2 (398 sq mi) |
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