Lake Dumbleyung

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Lake Dumbleyung is a large salt lake in Western Australia best known as the site where Donald Campbell set a world water speed record in the Bluebird K7 in 1964.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Lake Dumbleyung canonical 3

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Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf lake
salt lake
bodyOfWaterType ephemeral lake
continent Australia
country Australia
hasActivity birdwatching
boating (when water levels permit)
nature observation
hasEvent 1964 Donald Campbell water speed record
hasHeritageStatus State Register of Heritage Places (associated site/landscape)
hasNearbyLocality Kukerin, Western Australia
hasNearbyRoad Dumbleyung–Lake Grace Road
Katanning–Dumbleyung Road
hasUse bird habitat
recreation
hasWildlife migratory birds
waterbirds
knownFor Bluebird K7 water speed record attempt
Donald Campbell world water speed record
locatedIn Shire of Dumbleyung
Western Australia
locatedNear Dumbleyung, Western Australia
maximumSpeedRecordSet 276.33 mph
444.71 km/h
partOf Wheatbelt region of Western Australia
linked to: Wheatbelt region
recordDate 1964-12-31
recordHolder Donald Campbell
recordVehicle Bluebird K7
region Great Southern region of Western Australia
waterType saline

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bluebird K7 recordLocation Lake Dumbleyung
Bluebird K7 finalRecordLocation Lake Dumbleyung
K7 operatedOn Lake Dumbleyung