Water is scarce in the Lake Eyre Basin. The lake, in the heart of South Australia, is the lowest point in the whole country – 15 metres below sea level. And while it spends the majority of the time as a dry, barren expanse covering more than one million hectares, on the rare occasions it floods it becomes the largest lake in Australia. A new book, Lake Eyre Basin Rivers, explores the basin, its rivers and the life it supports.
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Adelaide
Wild Place: Lake Eyre, Australia
A spectacular view of the giant Australian lake
6 February 2018
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from our two inflight magazines, Discovery and Silkroad.
Be sure to look out for the print editions when you
next fly with Cathay Pacific or Cathay Dragon.