Kiangardarup may mean 'the place that has nothing' or it may mean'a poor man's place' or even 'pertaining to nothing'- it is the traditional name of the Elleker Lake system west of Albany .W.A.
Tuesday, February 28, 2006
Cyclone Carina - a perfect storm
Cyclone Carina was directly beneath the Meteosat-5 weather satellite when this image was taken. She is in the middle of the Indian Ocean miles from anywhere - Central pressure 910 hPals and wind gusts to 290km/h at at 1000 UTC 28 Feb. according to MTOTEC the Indian Ocean cyclone monitoring site based in Mauritius(thanks for the photo!) - I think. Click on image to see higher resolution.
Kyan gadac is a pseudonym first used in a letter written in 1855 by Canon Wollaston on behalf of a local Noongar leader appealling for compensation for lost land. It means 'having nothing' and was a pun on the traditional name of the Elleker Lake system 15km west of Albany
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