The original Lake Pedder, southwest Tasmania, in 1968, before its inundation by a much larger man-made catchment in 1970.

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The unsuccessful battle to save Tasmania's remote and little-known Lake Pedder from destruction by the Gordon River hydro-electric power project sparked great controversy in the Sixties and led to the wilderness movement active today.

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Location: Lake Pedder, Southwest National Park, Tasmania, Australia
Photo credit: © Sid Game Archive / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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