Lake Amadeus

Lake Amadeus
(Pantu)
From space (November 1994)
Lake Amadeus (Pantu) is located in Northern Territory
Lake Amadeus (Pantu)
Lake Amadeus
(Pantu)
LocationPetermann, Northern Territory[1]
Coordinates24°45′00″S 130°55′00″E / 24.75°S 130.9167°E / -24.75; 130.9167[1]
TypeSalt lake
Basin countriesAustralia
Max. length180 km (110 mi)
Max. width10 km (6.2 mi)
Surface area1,032 km2 (398 sq mi)

Lake Amadeus (together with Lake Neale, Pitjantjatjara: Pantu[2][3][4] ("salt lakes")) is a large salt lake in the southwest corner of Northern Territory of Australia, about 50 kilometres (31 mi) north of Uluru. The smaller Lake Neale is adjacent to the northwest. It is part of (or a surface feature of) the Amadeus Basin that was filled with the erosion products of the Petermann Orogeny.

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  2. ^ "Ngura Nganampa Kunpu Kanyinma Keep on Looking After Our Country Strongly" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
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  4. ^ Robertson, Jim (19 July 2016). "NT Government hands out grants to boost Territory tourism industry". news.com.au. Retrieved 14 October 2020.