Lake MacDonnell
Lake MacDonnell is a salt lake on western Eyre Peninsula near the Nullarbor Plain. The closest town is Penong, 13 kilometres to the north. It is the site of a former salt mine, now the largest gypsum mine in Australia on the largest gypsum deposit in the southern hemisphere.Lake MacDonnell
- Type: Body of water
- Description: lake in South Australia
- Category: lake
- Location: South Australia, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-32.0384° or 32° 2′ 18″ south
Longitude
133.01843° or 133° 1′ 6″ east
Elevation
-2 metres (-7 feet)
Open location code
4QVMX269+J9
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Lake MacDonnell” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Lake MacDonnell”
- Chinese: “麥克唐納爾湖”
- Chinese: “麦克唐奈尔湖”
- French: “Lake MacDonnell”
- Swedish: “Lake MacDonnell”
- Welsh: “Llyn MacDonnell”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Kevin and Penong.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Lake Macdonell and Chadinga Hill.
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Worth a closer look: Adelaide and Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park.
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