| Lake Callabonna | |
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 Lake Callabonna from space | |
  Lake Callabonna Location in South Australia | |
| Location | Far North, South Australia |
| Coordinates | 29°43′S 140°05′E / 29.717°S 140.083°E |
| Type | Salt lake |
| Basin countries | Australia |
| Designation | Strzelecki Regional Reserve (only partially) Lake Callabonna Fossil Reserve |
| Surface area | 160 km2 (62 sq mi)[1] |
Lake Callabonna is a dry salt lake with little to no vegetation located in the Far North region of South Australia. The 160-square-kilometre (62 sq mi)[1] lake is situated approximately 120 kilometres (75 mi) southwest of Cameron Corner, the junction of South Australia, Queensland and New South Wales. It is also known as Lake Mulligan.[2]
The lake is an important site for late Pleistocene fossils. It is within the extent of the Strzelecki Desert Lakes Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because of its importance for waterbirds when holding water in the aftermath of floods.[3][4]
- ^ a b "Map of Lake Callabonna, SA". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ^ "Lake Callabonna, feature SA0011652", Gazetteer of Australia
- ^ "Lake Callabonna Reserve, Mount Hopeless via Lyndhurst, SA, Australia". Australian Government, Department of Environment. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
- ^ "IBA: Strzelecki Desert Lakes". Birdata. Birds Australia. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2011.