#KatiThanda #LakeEyre is Australia’s largest ephemeral endorheic #saltlake and the continent’s low­est point, at 15.2 metres below sea lev­el. At 9,000 sq km, it is estimated to be 1% of the continent’s landmass. Floods in tropical north
pressure the Cooper Creek system and the Georgina-Diamantina River & underground water, sand and silt rises to the surface. water on salt pans stagnates, algae blooms create various colours from green to red

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2025/jul/27/australia-kati-thanda-lake-eyre

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A mound spring on the surface of Kati Thanda (Lake Eyre) in South Australia formed from underground pressure pushing water, sand and silt to the surface.

Photograph: Jay Collier/The Guardian

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Pilot captures animal’s huge mistake in Aussie outback during tourist flight: ‘A rare one’

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Air crew makes ‘once-in-50-year’ discovery in Aussie outback as tourists race to see rare phenomenon

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A mound spring on the surface of Kati Thanda (Lake Eyre) in South Australia formed from underground pressure pushing water, sand and silt to the surface.

Photograph: Jay Collier/The Guardian

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