Lake Eyre was named after Edward Eyre, the explorer who discovered it.
Lake Eyre is in the southern hemisphere.
Edward Eyre discovered lake Eyre on 27 August 1840. Lake Eyre was one of several salt lakes which blocked Eyre's attempt to cross from south to north.
Edward Eyre discovered Lake Eyre on 27 August 1840. Lake Eyre was one of several salt lakes which blocked Eyre's attempt to cross from south to north. Other salt lakes which seemed to Eyre to form an impassable horseshoe-shaped barrier included Lake Blanche, Lake Torrens and Lake Callabonna.
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Lake Eyre is divided into two parts: Lake Eyre north and Lake Eyre South. Lake Eyre North is 144 km long and between 65 and 77 km wide. Lake Eyre South is 65 km long and abut 25 km wide.about 77 km wide.
Inlay Lake Wetland Sanctuary was created in 1985.
Lake Eyre, Australia has a surface area of 9500km2
Edward Eyre discovered lake Eyre on 27 August 1840. Lake Eyre was one of several salt lakes which blocked Eyre's attempt to cross from south to north.
Lake Eyre is much larger. Lake Eyre (the main lake, not the entire basin) has an area of 9690 km2 whilst Lake Mackay has an area of about 4000 km2.
Edward Eyre did not name Lake Eyre, as he would have had to name it after himself, and explorers did not seek to name things after themselves. However, the lake was later named in his honour. Lake Eyre was one of several salt lakes which blocked Eyre's attempt to cross from south to north. Other salt lakes which seemed to Eyre to form an impassable horseshoe-shaped barrier included Lake Blanche, Lake Torrens and Lake Callabonna.
Given that Lake Eyre lies empty for the majority of every decade, the lake waters are not used for any human purpose. Lake Eyre is a salt sink that lies 15 metres below sea level, and is usually caked with salt deposits. When it does fill, following floods in western Queensland, from where the rivers that empty into it originate, it becomes a teeming wetland, filled with thousands upon thousands of birds that fly in from other areas. These birds use the area as breeding grounds until the waters dry up once more.Once, there was a sailing club that took advantage of the lake's waters when they were filled, but sailing is no longer permitted on Lake Eyre.