Lake Eyre National Park

Lake Eyre National Park
Salt crust
Coordinates: 28 ° 17 ′ 42 ″  S , 137 ° 36 ′ 22 ″  E
Location:	South Australia , Australia
Specialty:	Salt pan
Next city:	Marree
Surface:	13,492.51 km²
Founding:	1985
Satellite photo

Lake Eyre from an airplane

The Lake Eyre National Park , which covers an area of 12,880 square kilometers, is located in South Australia on the east bank of the salt lake Lake Eyre , about 750 kilometers north of Adelaide and 60 kilometers east of William Creek . The park includes the northern salt lake (Lake Eyre North), the southern, smaller salt lake (Lake Eyre South), as well as parts of the Tirari Desert .

This park is located in one of the driest areas in Australia. If the lake is completely filled with water by tributaries, and this was the last time in 2000, it is mainly inhabited by pelicans , gulls and ducks. They feed on fish and small crabs that the rivers wash into the lake. In the park there are reptiles such as the Lake Eyre Dragon and growing samphire , the Salt and Blue Bush and diminutive acacia . Since the lake is only filled with water every 25 years on average, it usually has a salt crust up to 46 cm thick.

Sightseeing flights over the park can be chartered from William Creek , Marree or Coober Pedy . Four-wheel drive vehicles and a South Australian Desert Park Pass are required to drive into the park ; a normal car can only drive to Oodnadatta . Outside the park you can camp at Muloorina Station . Only gas stoves are allowed in the park and no open fire. The best time to travel is April to October.

Web links

Commons : Lake Eyre National Park  - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files

• Official website
• Image of the salt lake
• Travel description

Individual evidence

1. ^ Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas . Steve Parish Publishing Pty. Ltd. Archerfield QLD (2007). ISBN 978-1-74193-232-4 . P. 72 + 73