Lake MacDonnell
Gypsum-mining lake in South Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lake MacDonnell is a salt lake on western Eyre Peninsula near the Nullarbor Plain. The closest town is Penong, 13 kilometres (8 miles) to the north. It is the site of a former salt mine, now the largest gypsum mine in Australia on the largest gypsum deposit in the southern hemisphere. Salt is still mined but as a secondary product.[2]
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Lake MacDonnell | |
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Location in South Australia | |
Location | Eyre Peninsula, near Penong, South Australia[1] |
Coordinates | 32°02′34″S 133°00′04″E[1] |
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