Eyre, LAKE, a salt lake of South Australia, lying due N. of Spencer Gulf, at an altitude of 79 feet, and with an area of 3706 sq. m. Except in the season of rains, this lake is generally a mere salt marsh. It was discovered in 1840 by Eyre.
Eyre, LAKE
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 4: Dionysius to Friction, p. 517
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