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  • noun a shallow salt lake in south central Australia about 35 feet below sea level; the largest lake in the country and the lowest point on the continent

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Examples

  • The first involves flooding central Australia (specifically Lake Eyre, which is many metres below sea level) with salt water by bilding a channel from the Spencer Gulf via Lake Torrens.

    Henry Thornton Blogs 2009

  • The first involves flooding central Australia (specifically Lake Eyre, which is many metres below sea level) with salt water by bilding a channel from the Spencer Gulf via Lake Torrens.

    Henry Thornton Blogs 2009

  • The first involves flooding central Australia (specifically Lake Eyre, which is many metres below sea level) with salt water by bilding a channel from the Spencer Gulf via Lake Torrens.

    Henry Thornton Blogs 2009

  • Patrick and Graeme run a race across the grainy white floor of Lake Eyre, feet kicking up sprays of ancient salt.

    Kangaroo Dreaming Steve Himmer 2011

  • Murray Fredericks made 16 trips over eight years to shoot vast, remote Lake Eyre in central Australia.

    Australia, Through the Lens 2011

  • I'm guessing the birds gathering at the recent flooding of Lake Eyre.

    Guess what and where? Glenda Larke 2009

  • For those non-ozzies, Lake Eyre has water in it every 10 or 20 years or so.

    Guess what and where? Glenda Larke 2009

  • I knew Lake Eyre didn't get water very often, I didn't know that it stayed a long time once the water did arrive.

    The Sunburnt Country Glenda Larke 2009

  • What staggers me is that after all those devastating fires, Lake Eyre has filled this year.

    Guess what and where? Glenda Larke 2009

  • They are pelicans on a mud island in Lake Eyre, seen from the air.

    Guess what and where? Glenda Larke 2009

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