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Adam Linday Gordon Lookout

South Australia

Adam Linday Gordon Lookout

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Adam Linday Gordon Lookout

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Location: South Australia, Australia

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June 18, 2026

This lookout to the lake is named after Adam Lindsay Gordon who performed "Gordon's Leap" in 1864, jumping his horse onto the crater rim and back down. A sign by the parking lot tells you about his history.

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Blue Lake / Warwar is a large, monomictic, crater lake located in a dormant volcanic maar associated with the Mount Gambier maar complex. The lake is situated near Mount Gambier in the Limestone Coast region of South Australia, and is one of four volcanic crater lakes originally on Mount Gambier maar.
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