Disappointment Lake

Kumpupintil is a vast salt lake in the Little Sandy Desert, surrounded by dunes near the Tropic of Capricorn. Its flat basin is generally dry, filling only after heavy rain. For Martu people the lake is a place of profound ceremonial significance and the home of the Ngayurnangalku, powerful beings associated with the country beneath its salt crust. Traditionally the lake was avoided as a place of danger.