Lake Bumbunga
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Lake Bumbunga is a salt lake located in the Mid North of the state of South Australia, between the town of Lochiel and the farming locality of Bumbunga, approximately 1.5 hours' drive from Adelaide. It is a pink lake, with its colour due to certain algae.
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Lake Bumbunga | |
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Location in South Australia | |
Location | Mid North region, South Australia |
Coordinates | 33°54′S 138°11′E |
Type | Salt lake |
Basin countries | Australia |
Surface area | 13.88 km2 (5.36 sq mi)[1] |
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Salt has been mined there almost continuously since 1881, and it has become a tourist attraction, along with its "Loch Eel Monster" sculpture in the middle of it.