| Lake Cadibarrawirracanna | |
|---|---|
 View of lake taken during ISS Expedition 27 | |
  Lake Cadibarrawirracanna Location in South Australia | |
| Location | Anna Creek, South Australia[1] |
| Coordinates | 28°51′17″S 135°28′42″E / 28.854684°S 135.478259°E[1] |
| Type | Salt lake |
| Basin countries | Australia |
| Max. length | 32 kilometres (20 mi)[1] |
| Max. width | 9.7 kilometres (6 mi)[1] |
| Surface area | 220 square kilometres (85 sq mi) [1] |
Lake Cadibarrawirracanna, informally known as Lake Cadi, is a salt lake located in the Australian state of South Australia in the locality of Anna Creek in the state's Far North region about 735 kilometres (457 mi) north-west of the state capital of Adelaide.[1][2]
A South Australian government source describes the lake as having a length of 32 kilometres (20 mi), a width of 9.7 kilometres (6 mi) and an area of 220 square kilometres (85 sq mi).[1]
Lake Cadibarrawirracanna, meaning the stars were dancing, is said to be the second longest official place name in Australia. In Arabana language, it is "Kardipirla warrakanha", where kardipirla is stars, warra- is dance, play, -ka is simple past tense, and -nha is a proper noun marker
The lake is located within the boundaries of the Anna Creek Station pastoral lease and has public access established under the Pastoral Land Management and Conservation Act 1989 via an access road connecting to the Coober Pedy to William Creek Road about 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) to the south. The intersection with the access road is about 88 kilometres (55 mi) from Coober Pedy in the west and about 77 kilometres (48 mi) from William Creek in the east.[2][3]
The lake is the subject of a song named "Carra Barra Wirra Canna" written by Morva Cogan and which was recorded in the 1960s by the Australian singer and musician, Rolf Harris.[4][5]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Search results for "Lake Cadibarrawirracanna, LAKE" with the following datasets selected - 'Water Bodies', 'Suburbs and localities', 'SA Government Regions' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- 1 2 "Public access routes to pastoral land in South Australia" (PDF). Government of South Australia. p. 3. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- ↑ "Outback Road Names Sheet 1 of 5 (North West)" (PDF). Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. 21 January 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- ↑ Cogan, Morva (1965), Carra barra wirra canna : an Aboriginal lullaby arranged as a two-part song for soprano and alto voices with piano, Castle Music, retrieved 3 October 2019
- ↑ "Carra Barra Wirra Canna -- Rolf Harris". YouTube. Archived from the original on 22 June 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2019.