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The GuardianOct 24

Outback kaleidoscope: Australia’s fabled desert lake bursts to life in rare sight

A prodigiously wet monsoon season has brought damaging floods to parts of Australia, but transformed Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre in a way not seen in decades The Australian desert is green. Not just green – depending on where you look from above, it could also be a marbled reddy-pink and blue or yellow-brown with flecks of purple. But green is the most striking colour because the desert is not suppos…

Unsealed 500km lifeline to other communities.

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  • Birdsville TrackTrailUnsealed 500km lifeline to other communities.
  • Elsewhere
  • Oodnadatta TrackTrailWilliam Creek, AustraliaFamed track in the Australian outback.
  • Warburton CreekSightKati Thanda-Lake Eyre, AustraliaEnters Kati Thanda, becoming the Warburton Groove.
  • Halligan BaySightKati Thanda-Lake Eyre, AustraliaNear the lake's western shore, thousands of pelicans gather.
  • Munga-Thirri-Simpson DesertSightKati Thanda-Lake Eyre, AustraliaDesert with 200km-long lines of parallel sand dunes.
  • Kalamurina Wildlife SanctuarySightKati Thanda-Lake Eyre, AustraliaProtected area larger than Tasmania.
  • Goyder LagoonSightKati Thanda-Lake Eyre, AustraliaImportant bird area, part of the Diamantina river system.
  • Cooper CreekSightKati Thanda-Lake Eyre, Australia1,300km creek with waterbirds, tributaries provide turquoise-blue color.
  • Sturt Stony DesertSightKati Thanda-Lake Eyre, AustraliaRocks and sand covered in swirling, vibrant red iron oxide.
  • Madigan GulfSightKati Thanda-Lake Eyre, Australia
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