South Australia

Outback Wonders in South Australia

This collection highlights the stark landscapes of South Australia, featuring massive endorheic salt lakes like Lake Gairdner and Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre. These geological features are complemented by historical remnants of early European expansion, including the Curdimurka Siding on the old Ghan railway and the Strangways telegraph station ruins. From the vast white salt crusts of the Great Victoria Desert to the abandoned homesteads of the Nullarbor, these sites document the natural scale and challenging pioneer history of the Australian outback.

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Lake Gairdner

Lake Gairdner is a large endorheic salt lake in the Australian state of South Australia, to the north of the Eyre Peninsula.

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Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre (North)

Lake Eyre, officially known as Kati Thanda–Lake Eyre, is an endorheic lake in east-central Far North South Australia, some 700 km north of…

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Lake Dey-Dey

Lake Dey Dey is one of many ephemeral salt lakes located in the eastern end of the Great Victoria Desert, in the Far North region of South…

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Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre (South)

The smaller southern section of Australia's largest salt lake system, connected to the northern basin by the Goyder Channel.

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Curdimurka Siding

An abandoned railway siding on the old Ghan line along the Oodnadatta Track, featuring a preserved water tower, station building, and stone ruins.

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Strangways Ruins

The stone remains of a 19th-century repeater station on the Overland Telegraph Line, which later served as a pastoral station near the Oodnadatta Track.

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Koonalda Homestead

A former sheep station and roadhouse on the Nullarbor Plain, featuring a collection of abandoned mid-century vehicles and historical structures from the original Eyre Highway route.

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