Type Salt lake Surface area 60 km (23 sq mi) | Basin countries Australia Area 60 km² | |
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Location Far North, South Australia | ||
Lake Cadibarrawirracanna is a salt lake located in the Far North region of South Australia. The 60-square-kilometre (23 sq mi) lake is located in the northeastern portion of the Woomera Prohibited Area, east of the Stuart Highway. The nearest settlement is Coober Pedy.
Map of Lake Cadibarrawirracanna, Anna Creek SA 5723, Australia
Lake Cadibarrawirracanna, meaning the stars were dancing, is said to be the second longest official place name in Australia. In Arabana it is Kardipirla warrakanha, where kardipirla is stars, warra- is dance, play, -ka is simple past tense, and -nha is a proper noun marker
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Lake Cadibarrawirracanna Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA