| Lake Mackay (Wilkinkarra) | |
|---|---|
| Wilkinkarra (Pintupi-Luritja) | |
 From space (November 1989) | |
  Lake Mackay (Wilkinkarra) Location on the Northern Territory and Western Australian border | |
| Location | Western Australia and Northern Territory |
| Coordinates | 22°30′S 128°35′E / 22.500°S 128.583°E |
| Type | Salt lake |
| Basin countries | Australia |
| Max. length | 100 km (62 mi) |
| Max. width | 100 km (62 mi) |
| Surface area | 3,494 km2 (1,349 sq mi) |
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Lake Mackay, known as Wilkinkarra to the Indigenous Pintupi people, is the largest of hundreds of ephemeral salt lakes scattered throughout the Pilbara and northern parts of the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia[1] and the Northern Territory. It is located on the edge of the Great Sandy Desert.
The lake is the largest in Western Australia and has a surface area of 3,494 square kilometres (1,349 sq mi).[2] Its elevation ranges between 355 m (1,165 ft) and 370 m (1,210 ft) above mean sea-level.[3]
- ^ "Largest Waterbodies". Geoscience Australia. 15 May 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ "Australian Geoscience - Largest Waterbodies". 2009. Archived from the original on 26 February 2009. Retrieved 7 March 2009.
- ^ Geoscience Australia elevation data portal