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Lake Eyre - Australia's Outback Wonder

Mar 2, 2011

0h 54m

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Australia's Outback Wonder

Overview

A stunning documentary capturing a once in a generation event – the flooding of Lake Eyre and the dramatic transformation of the dead heart of Australia. ABC News mounted two filming expeditions by helicopter to follow the floodwaters from north Queensland down the great outback rivers to Lake Eyre and record the amazing cycle of life, as the deserts bloomed and birds descended from far and wide to capitalise on the short lived boom.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Roadshow Entertainment

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Cast

Narrator

Paul Lockyer

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Lake Eyre - Australia's Outback Wonder

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