Lake Torrens
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Lake Torrens is a salt lake
in central South Australia
. It is located in the Lake Torrens National Park
.
Salt lake
A salt lake or saline lake is a landlocked body of water which has a concentration of salts and other dissolved minerals significantly higher than most lakes . In some cases, salt lakes have a higher concentration of salt than sea water, but such lakes would also be termed hypersaline lakes...
in central South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
. It is located in the Lake Torrens National Park
Lake Torrens National Park
Lake Torrens National Park is a national park in South Australia, 345 km north of Adelaide.-Geology:Lake Torrens is a 5,700 square kilometre endorheic saline rift lake in South Australia,and is located near the bottom of Australia. It forms part of the same rift valley that includes Spencer...
.