2006-07-09 21:55:09 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
EYRE, LAKE [Eyre, Lake] shallow salt lake, 3,430 sq mi (8,884 sq km), central South Australia state, Australia; largest lake in Australia. The lake, 39 ft (12 m) below sea level, is the continent's lowest point. Located in the arid interior of Australia, the lake is frequently dry. During the winter rainy season, numerous stream beds carry floodwaters into the lake. A move in 1995 to designate the lake's basin as a world heritage site pitted environmentalists and the federal government against the state government and parties concerned with pastoral and mining rights.
Great Lake is the largest natural freshwater lake in Australia, lying on Tasmania's Central Plateau at an elevation of 3,398 feet (1,036 m). It has an area of 61 square miles (158 square km), measures 14 miles (22 km) by 7 miles (11 km), and fills a shallow depression averaging 40 feet (12 m) in depth. The lake's original catchment basin of 150 square miles (390 square km) has been expanded to 400 square miles (1,040 square km) by the building of several dams, including the Miena on the Shannon River at its southern outlet. The Great Lake is one of several storage reservoirs in Tasmania harnessed for hydroelectric development. In addition, it provides summer pasture, excellent trout fishing, and other activities for tourists who come from Hobart via the Lake Highway.
2006-07-09 23:45:17 · answer #1 · answered by fzaa3's lover 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Largest Lake In Australia
2016-12-17 16:28:31 · answer #2 · answered by hague 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
(1) The largest lake in Australia is Eyre.
(2) It is also called salt lake,.
(3) It is in southern Australia, central South Australia state. Situated in an arid region., the lake is often dry.
(4) It receives water mainly in the winter rainy season, when it serves as a drainage point for an extensive part of central Australia.
(5) It is fed by many important rivers, including the Georgina, the Diamantina, the Finke, and Cooper Creek.
(6) Lake Eyre, covers an area of about 9,325 sq km and it is situated 16 m below sea level, making it the lowest point in Australia.
(7) The lake is named after Edward John Eyre, a British explorer who reached here in 1840.
2006-07-10 06:01:36 · answer #3 · answered by Wijekumara 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The largest lake in Australia is Lake Woolamurrabegorraboraboragoolagong, also known as Lake Eyre. The lake was renamed Eyre, but no one really knows why.
2006-07-09 21:59:53 · answer #4 · answered by Ozzie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was named Lake Eyra after Edward John Eyra who was the first white man to visit the lake in 1840.
2006-07-15 02:01:43 · answer #5 · answered by VelvetRose 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋