Lake Mackay

GPTKB entity

Properties (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf lake
gptkbp:accessibility remote location
gptkbp:area approximately 3,000 square kilometers
gptkbp:climate arid climate
desert climate
gptkbp:colors varies from blue to white
gptkbp:culturalSignificance important_to_local_Indigenous_communities
gptkbp:drainageBasin Lake_Mackay_catchment
gptkbp:elevation approximately 200 meters above sea level
gptkbp:environmentalConcerns habitat preservation
gptkbp:explores explored_by_early_European_settlers
gptkbp:geographicalFeature 23.5°S, 128.5°E
gptkbp:geologicalFeatures ephemeral lake
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Indigenous cultural site
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lake Mackay
gptkbp:landOwnership Crown_land
gptkbp:length approximately 100 kilometers
gptkbp:lighting occasional flooding events
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Tennant_Creek
gptkbp:photography popular for aerial photography
gptkbp:researchInterest geological studies
gptkbp:seasonalActivities water levels vary seasonally
dry in summer months
wet in winter months
gptkbp:surroundingArea fishing
hiking
insects
photography
camping
kangaroos
sand dunes
wildlife observation
pastoralism
emus
fish species
salt flats
reptiles
salt-tolerant vegetation
Great Sandy Desert
dry riverbeds
gptkbp:tourism limited tourism activities
gptkbp:type salt lake
gptkbp:waterQuality high salinity
gptkbp:waterSource seasonal rainfall
gptkbp:width approximately 30 kilometers
gptkbp:wildlife various bird species