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Most of Lake
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595:http://www.birdlife.org
379:little black cormorants
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122:24.11778°S 113.65750°E
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383:black-tailed godwits
127:-24.11778; 113.65750
565:"IBA: Lake MacLeod"
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73:Location in
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339:fairy terns
313:Environment
299:evaporation
278:Description
268:Dirk Hartog
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113:113°39′27″E
100:Coordinates
642:Categories
628:1112225903
506:(Thesis).
438:References
291:Antarctica
249:region of
223:References
211:Max. depth
110:24°07′04″S
371:red knots
256:Carnarvon
243:salt lake
186:Australia
144:Salt lake
624:ProQuest
401:See also
395:red knot
367:mudflats
272:Dutchman
247:Gascoyne
89:Gascoyne
85:Location
579:29 July
569:Birdata
487:21 June
263:History
245:in the
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545:. 2010
459:online
333:as an
307:gypsum
240:marine
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325:Birds
284:brine
238:is a
181:Basin
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551:2010
489:2023
385:and
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319:DIWA
305:and
303:salt
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