Lake Mackay (located at 22°30′S 128°35′E) is one of hundreds of dry lakebeds scattered throughout Western Australia and the Northern Territory. The photograph documents the appearance of the dry parts of Western Australia’s Great Sandy Desert, Gibson Desert, and Tanami Desert. Lake Mackay measures approximately 60 miles (100 kilometers) east-west and north-south. The darker areas of the lakebed are indicative of some form of desert vegetation or algae, some moisture within the soils of the dry lake, and the lowest elevations where pooling of water occurs. In this arid environment, salts and other minerals are carried to the surface through capillary action caused by evaporation, thereby producing the white reflective surface. Visible are various brown hills scattered across the eastern half of the lake and east-west-oriented sand ridges south of the lake. Emblems: Floral - Kangaroo Paw (Anigozanthos manglesii); Mammal - Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus); Bird - Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) Motto: none Slogan or Nickname: Wildflower State Other Australian states and territories Capital Perth Government Const. ... Emblems: Sturts Desert Rose (floral) Motto: None Slogan or Nickname: The Territory, The NT, The Top End Other Australian states and territories Capital Darwin Government Const. ... The Great Sandy Desert is a 360,000 km² (223,700 mi²) expanse in northwestern Australia. ... A four wheel drive in the Gibson Desert The Gibson Desert is a Western Australian desert made up of sandhills and dry grass. ... The Tanami Desert is a desert in northern Australia. ... A seaweed (Laurencia) up close: the branches are multicellular and only about 1 mm thick. ... An arid environment has a high precipitation deficit, receiving much less precipitation annually than would satisfy the climatological demand for evaporation and transpiration. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ...
Mackay was at once blessed with a godly upbringing in the midst of intellectual surroundings.
Mackay's father was a man of great literary ability, and for fourteen years carefully carried on the daily instruction of his boy.
At Ugogo, in November, Mackay, who had charge of the third section of the caravan, was taken seriously ill, and was obliged to return to the coast, where he was instructed by the Church Missionary Society to delay starting for the interior until June, 1877.
The historic MacKay estate was built by Alexander MacKay, a Scottish entrepreneur and investor who bought the property on Lake Rochelle in 1915 and hired British botanist John Morley to relocate to Florida and begin construction of the MacKay family estate, called "La Rochelle".
To memorialize the loss of a son in World War I, the MacKay family planted parallel rows of Eucalyptus trees in a grove known as "the Cathedral" a short distance from the sunken garden.
The bridge was constructed in 1922, and reportedly served the historic road that connected Lake Alfred and Lake Wales.
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