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| 1000 sq km of salt lake and Tammy finds a wheel to pee on! |
On our way from Coober Pedy to the green sights of the Adelaide
Hills we stopped one night at a free camp at Lake Hart.
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| Lake Hart at Sunset - no water all salt |
Only a small campsite
but scenic views over the lake from the elevated campsite.
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| Part of old railway tracks into lake rocket launch site |
Lake Hart is a large salt lake about 40 km
from Woomera Township and has an interesting history. A Rocket launch facility
was located on the edge of the usually dry Lake Hart. Originally built for
testing the British Blue Streak ICBM, but after that program's
cancellation it was converted for the use of the ELDO program. Only one of the
launch facilities, LA6A was completed. Ten launches took place from 1964, but
no satellite was orbited. Last used on June 12, 1970, and complex later
dismantled.
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| The Adelaide to Darwin Railway runs around the lake |
Nice spot and worth a night stopover.
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