Dry lake bed at Lake Mungo, 2020

Lake Mungo is located in the Willandra Lakes area, in New South Wales. 150,000 years ago, the Willandra Lakes formed as low-lying basins filled with water from the mountains to the east. The levels of the lakes fluctuated over the next 100,000 years depending on the warming or cooling of the climate. Today the lake is dry. In 1968, the oldest human remains to be discovered in Australia were found at Lake Mungo. The Willandra Lakes, including Lake Mungo, are included on the World Heritage list in recognition of their cultural and natural significance.