The Blue Lake

Onward thru Adelaide

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March 17th 2012
First thing Monday morning we were up to continue our trip thru Adelaide and to the Flinders Ranges. But first we stopped to check out the Blue Lake in Mt. Gambier. Little did we know, but 5,000 to 6,000 years ago volcanic activity caused an explosive eruption in the Mt. Gambier area. The eruption left three craters, two of which filled with water from the local aquifer. The one lake, Blue Lak ... read more

Oceania » Australia » South Australia

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more