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Edward Eyre was the first European to travel from the eastern half of Australian to the west on foot. His route took him across the Nullarbor Plain, and in doing so, he was able to clarify what lay inland of the Great Australian Bight.

Just prior to this journey, Eyre attempted to be the first explorer to travel from the South to the north, but he was blocked by the numerous salt pans of central South Australia. He did not identify any of the breaks between the salt pans, which were quite impassable, and because of this, he believed that the interior of the continent held a large horseshoe-shaped lake. His maps indicated that it was impossible to get through to the north through the centre of Australia, and unfortunately, this held back exploration of the inland by about fifteen years.

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