On This Day: May 2nd 2011 - Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre National Park
Australia’s largest salt lake, Kati Thanda, is huge, it covers an area 144km (90 miles) long and 77km (48 miles) wide, and at 15.2 metres (50 feet) below sea level, is the lowest point in Australia. Flood waters cover the lake once every eight years on average. However, the lake has only filled to capacity three times in the last 160 years. 2011 was my lucky year, there was water in the lake.
This shot taken through the windscreen as we flew above the salt, the desert on our left with a line of water to the horizon in the distance; absolutely amazing.
After this flight there was just one thing to do, we drove out to the lake to experience the vast expanse of salt for ourselves. The glare was intense, the salt crunched beneath our feet, the radiant heat was surprising and the salt plain seemed to consume us. Standing in that white vastness with not a single landmark was a sobering experience. We saw no water nor any landscape to compare with the view from the sky, and still it was magnificent.
On This Day: May 2nd 2011 - Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre National Park
Australia’s largest salt lake, Kati Thanda, is huge, it covers an area 144km (90 miles) long and 77km (48 miles) wide, and at 15.2 metres (50 feet) below sea level, is the lowest point in Australia. Flood waters cover the lake once every eight years on average. However, the lake has only filled to capacity three times in the last 160 years. 2011 was my lucky year, there was water in the lake.
This shot taken through the windscreen as we flew above the salt, the desert on our left with a line of water to the horizon in the distance; absolutely amazing.
After this flight there was just one thing to do, we drove out to the lake to experience the vast expanse of salt for ourselves. The glare was intense, the salt crunched beneath our feet, the radiant heat was surprising and the salt plain seemed to consume us. Standing in that white vastness with not a single landmark was a sobering experience. We saw no water nor any landscape to compare with the view from the sky, and still it was magnificent.