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Exploring the beauty of Lake Eyre Down Under
Earth Observation | Copernicus
Water Resources
Location: Lake Eyre, Australia
Credit: European Union, Copernicus Sentinel-2
Lake Eyre, officially known as Kati Thanda–Lake Eyre, is an endorheic lake in the east-central part of the Far North region of South Australia, around 700 km north of Adelaide.
While the lake is mainly dry, with heavy rains and the right conditions, the lake comes to life and becomes home to thousands of waterbirds including pelicans, silver gulls, red-necked avocets and more.
On July 20, 2024, Copernicus Sentinel-2 captured the full size of the lake. This scene is a short-wave infrared composite. We can discern vegetation in green, water in deep blue and dry salt surfaces in turquoise.
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