Japanese Tea Ceremony on the salt crust of Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre in outback in northern South Australia.

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White salt crusts on mud at the shore of the large, arid-zone Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre in outback in northern South Australia. This ephemeral lake fills only after extensive rainfall in the northern catchment. The lake Eyre basin does not drain to the sea, so salts are concentrated in the lakes. Lake Eyre, officially known as Kati Thanda–Lake Eyre, contains the lowest natural point in Australia, at approximately 15 m (49 ft) below sea level (AHD), and, on the rare occasions that it fills, is the largest lake in Australia, covering 9,500 km2 (3,668 sq mi). The shallow endorheic lake is the depocentre of the vast Lake Eyre basin and is found in Northern South Australia, some 700 km (435 mi) north of Adelaide. When the lake is full, it has the same salinity level as the sea, but as the lake dries up and the water evaporates, salinity increases. The lake was named by Europeans in honour of Edward John Eyre, who was the first European to see it, in 1840. The lake's official name was changed in December 2012 to combine the name "Lake Eyre" with the indigenous name, Kati Thanda. The native title over the lake and surrounding region is held by the Arabana people.

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Size: 4896px × 3264px
Location: Lake Eyre, South Australia, Australia
Photo credit: © ILYA GENKIN / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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