Lake Amadeus is a massive salt lake situated on the southwest corner
of Australia's Northern Territory, approximately 50 kilometers north of Uluru
or Ayers Rock. Another, a little smaller, Lake Neale is located nearby to the
northwest. Both lakes are lie on the Amadeus Basin that was filled with
sediments eroded from the adjacent mountains over 500 million years ago.
Because of the aridity, the lakes are inundated only during periods of
substantial rain. However for the most part, Lake Amadeus remains dry and
coated with a thick crust of wonderful white salt.
Lake Amadeus is highly rich in salts that have been leached out of the
underlying sediments and when it is dry its lake bed is transformed into a
glistening sheet of white salt crystals. Therefore; dozens of small islands of
red sand protrude centimeters above the surface of the lake. The plants that
have taken root on these sandy islands are very hardy, and able to withstand
salt as well as heat and drought. Lake Amadeus is lengthened in shape
approximately 180km long and 10km wide, and it is the largest salt lake in the
Northern Territory. It contains up to 600 million tonnes of salt, however
harvesting it has not proved viable due to its remote location. The lake was
unearthed by explorer Ernest Giles in his 1872 exploration of the area; he was
first European who has discovered this lake.
Ernest Giles originally intended to honor his benefactor Baron
Ferdinand von Mueller by naming it Lake Ferdinand. Nevertheless Mueller
prevailed upon Giles to instead honor King Amadeus of Spain, who had earlier
bestowed honor on him. As far as management issue, the increase in the number
of camels is of greatest concern. Otherwise, the ecological values of this site
are poorly known, as are the processes affecting those values. The fishing site
also provides users the capability to with no trouble track fishing catches and
experiences with exact GPS location on the body of water, make fishing groups
to communication with your fishing partners, find tackle shops fishing schools
and marines and port situated nearby your fishing sites and last be not least
enter fishing contests to win fishing equipment and supplies.
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