About: Carle Thulka

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Carle Thulka, also known as Lake Maurice, officially Carle Thulka / Lake Maurice is a salt lake in South Australia. It is the largest of many salt lakes in the eastern end of the Great Victoria Desert. It is normally dry, except during and after periods of heavy rainfall. When it is full, the lake covers an area of around 2,900 hectares (29 km2). It is part of the geological basin known as the Officer Basin. The smaller Lake Dey Dey is to the north. Since 1985, Carle Thulka is part of the lands belonging to the Maralinga Tjarutja, a southern branch of the Pitjantjatjara. The community of Oak Valley is near the western shore of the lake.

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  • Carle Thulka, also known as Lake Maurice, officially Carle Thulka / Lake Maurice is a salt lake in South Australia. It is the largest of many salt lakes in the eastern end of the Great Victoria Desert. It is normally dry, except during and after periods of heavy rainfall. When it is full, the lake covers an area of around 2,900 hectares (29 km2). It is part of the geological basin known as the Officer Basin. The smaller Lake Dey Dey is to the north. Since 1985, Carle Thulka is part of the lands belonging to the Maralinga Tjarutja, a southern branch of the Pitjantjatjara. The community of Oak Valley is near the western shore of the lake. The exposed surface of the lake normally consists of dry clay, silt or sand, covered with a . The area around Carle Thulka is very dry. Two wells have been drilled to the southeast and northwest of Carle Thulka, to search for uranium and other minerals. Both wells yield very low levels of groundwater. The water contains high levels of salt. It has also been found to contain radium and sediments from the Cambrian era. The elevation of the surface above mean sea level is 193 m (633 ft). (en)
  • Lake Maurice är en sjö i Australien. Den ligger i delstaten South Australia, omkring 940 kilometer nordväst om delstatshuvudstaden Adelaide. Lake Maurice ligger 193 meter över havet. Arean är 323 kvadratkilometer. Den sträcker sig 27,2 kilometer i nord-sydlig riktning, och 25,8 kilometer i öst-västlig riktning. Omgivningarna runt Lake Maurice är i huvudsak ett öppet busklandskap. Trakten runt Lake Maurice är nära nog obefolkad, med mindre än två invånare per kvadratkilometer. Genomsnittlig årsnederbörd är 291 millimeter. Den regnigaste månaden är februari, med i genomsnitt 56 mm nederbörd, och den torraste är augusti, med 7 mm nederbörd. (sv)
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  • Carle Thulka, also known as Lake Maurice, officially Carle Thulka / Lake Maurice is a salt lake in South Australia. It is the largest of many salt lakes in the eastern end of the Great Victoria Desert. It is normally dry, except during and after periods of heavy rainfall. When it is full, the lake covers an area of around 2,900 hectares (29 km2). It is part of the geological basin known as the Officer Basin. The smaller Lake Dey Dey is to the north. Since 1985, Carle Thulka is part of the lands belonging to the Maralinga Tjarutja, a southern branch of the Pitjantjatjara. The community of Oak Valley is near the western shore of the lake. (en)
  • Lake Maurice är en sjö i Australien. Den ligger i delstaten South Australia, omkring 940 kilometer nordväst om delstatshuvudstaden Adelaide. Lake Maurice ligger 193 meter över havet. Arean är 323 kvadratkilometer. Den sträcker sig 27,2 kilometer i nord-sydlig riktning, och 25,8 kilometer i öst-västlig riktning. (sv)
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