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Serpentine Lakes

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56: 287: 273: 43: 31: 63: 249:. The lakes form the main channel of the palaeo-drainage system. Other channels are covered by sand dunes and are not well defined. The surface elevation is 264 m (866 ft) above mean sea-level. 436: 55: 446: 441: 102: 367: 245:
era. The surface of the lake normally consists of dry clay, silt and sand, and is covered with a salty crust. The sediment is mostly
414: 451: 223: 162: 302: 152: 329:. Australian Government, Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. 2001–2002 292: 278: 211: 322: 227: 348: 222:. When full, the lakes cover an area of 9,700 hectares (97 km). Most of it is located in the 410: 219: 88: 404: 215: 84: 246: 146: 42: 430: 238: 134: 214:
of Australia. It runs for almost 100 km (62 mi) along the border between
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Serpentine Lakes on the border of South Australia and Western Australia
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Tektites in the Geological Record: Showers of Glass from the Sky
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Mamungari Conservation Park Board of Management (2011).
196: 188: 180: 172: 168: 158: 145: 133: 94: 80: 23: 368:"Mamungari Conservation Park Management Plan 2011" 437:Lakes of Goldfields–Esperance (Western Australia) 233:The Serpentine Lakes are considered an important 95: 8: 392:Geoscience Australia elevation data portal 241:, a now-inactive drainage system from the 230:crosses the northernmost arm of the lake. 20: 349:"Maralinga hand-over prompts celebration" 62: 314: 16:Chain of salt lakes in South Australia 7: 409:. Geological Society. p. 48. 327:Australian Natural Resources Atlas 14: 447:Saline lakes of Western Australia 285: 271: 259:have been found in these lakes. 237:area. They form part of a major 61: 54: 41: 29: 442:Saline lakes of South Australia 187: 184:97 km (37 sq mi) 179: 171: 1: 403:Gerald J. H. MacCall (2001). 79: 224:Mamungari Conservation Park 163:Mamungari Conservation Park 468: 303:List of lakes of Australia 49: 40: 28: 293:Western Australia portal 192:264 m (866 ft) 176:100 km (62 mi) 323:"Rangelands - Overview" 279:South Australia portal 239:palaeo-drainage system 452:Great Victoria Desert 212:Great Victoria Desert 228:Anne Beadell Highway 114: /  118:28.717°S 129.117°E 220:Western Australia 200: 199: 189:Surface elevation 89:Western Australia 459: 421: 420: 400: 394: 389: 383: 382: 380: 378: 372: 363: 357: 356: 345: 339: 338: 336: 334: 319: 295: 290: 289: 288: 281: 276: 275: 274: 204:Serpentine Lakes 129: 128: 126: 125: 124: 123:-28.717; 129.117 119: 115: 112: 111: 110: 107: 97: 69:Serpentine Lakes 65: 64: 58: 45: 33: 24:Serpentine Lakes 21: 467: 466: 462: 461: 460: 458: 457: 456: 427: 426: 425: 424: 417: 402: 401: 397: 390: 386: 376: 374: 370: 365: 364: 360: 347: 346: 342: 332: 330: 321: 320: 316: 311: 299: 298: 291: 286: 284: 277: 272: 270: 265: 216:South Australia 149: countries 122: 120: 116: 113: 108: 105: 103: 101: 100: 85:South Australia 76: 75: 74: 73: 72: 71: 70: 66: 36: 17: 12: 11: 5: 465: 463: 455: 454: 449: 444: 439: 429: 428: 423: 422: 415: 395: 384: 358: 340: 313: 312: 310: 307: 306: 305: 297: 296: 282: 267: 266: 264: 261: 247:quartz arenite 206:is a chain of 198: 197: 194: 193: 190: 186: 185: 182: 178: 177: 174: 170: 169: 166: 165: 160: 156: 155: 150: 143: 142: 137: 131: 130: 98: 92: 91: 82: 78: 77: 68: 67: 60: 59: 53: 52: 51: 50: 47: 46: 38: 37: 34: 26: 25: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 464: 453: 450: 448: 445: 443: 440: 438: 435: 434: 432: 418: 416:9781862390850 412: 408: 407: 399: 396: 393: 388: 385: 369: 362: 359: 354: 350: 344: 341: 328: 324: 318: 315: 308: 304: 301: 300: 294: 283: 280: 269: 262: 260: 258: 254: 250: 248: 244: 240: 236: 231: 229: 225: 221: 217: 213: 209: 205: 195: 191: 183: 175: 167: 164: 161: 157: 154: 151: 148: 144: 141: 138: 136: 132: 127: 99: 93: 90: 86: 83: 57: 48: 44: 39: 32: 27: 22: 19: 405: 398: 387: 375:. Retrieved 361: 352: 343: 331:. Retrieved 326: 317: 251: 232: 203: 201: 181:Surface area 18: 173:Max. length 159:Designation 121: / 96:Coordinates 431:Categories 309:References 243:Palaeozoic 208:salt lakes 140:Salt lakes 257:magnesium 153:Australia 263:See also 255:high in 253:Tektites 235:wetlands 81:Location 377:1 April 353:The Age 333:1 April 210:in the 109:129°7′E 106:28°43′S 413:  226:. The 371:(PDF) 147:Basin 411:ISBN 379:2013 335:2013 218:and 202:The 135:Type 87:and 433:: 351:. 325:. 419:. 381:. 337:.

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Serpentine Lakes is located in South Australia
South Australia
Western Australia
28°43′S 129°7′E / 28.717°S 129.117°E / -28.717; 129.117
Type
Salt lakes
Basin
Australia
Mamungari Conservation Park
salt lakes
Great Victoria Desert
South Australia
Western Australia
Mamungari Conservation Park
Anne Beadell Highway
wetlands
palaeo-drainage system
Palaeozoic
quartz arenite
Tektites
magnesium
South Australia portal
Western Australia portal
List of lakes of Australia
"Rangelands - Overview"
"Maralinga hand-over prompts celebration"
"Mamungari Conservation Park Management Plan 2011"
Geoscience Australia elevation data portal

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