Lake Amadeus
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Lake Amadeus is a huge salt lake in the area of Uluru (Ayers Rock), located in the SW corner of Australia's Northern Territory. It is subject to an almost total drying-up at times.
Nearby landmarks are: Uluru (Ayers Rock), Kata Tjuta (Olga Rocks) and Mount Conner.
It was discovered by the explorer Ernest Giles, who had originally intended to honour his benefactor Baron Ferdinand von Mueller with the eponym Lake Ferdinand. However Mueller prevailed upon Giles to instead honour King Amadeus of Spain, who had previously bestowed honour on him.
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