Torrens
Lake Torrens, a salt lake in Australia, in eastern South Australia. 130 miles (210 kilometers) long; 2,400 square miles (6,220 square kilometers); 25 feet (8 meters) below sea level.
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But it was not until 1868 that the Torrens Act was passed, the first attempt of the Legislature to deal with slum property.
The Law and the Poor | Edward Abbott ParryHaving traversed forty or fifty miles of desert land, he turned to the west, and came in sight of what he called Lake Torrens.
History of Australia and New Zealand | Alexander SutherlandThe harbor of the capital city is not on the sea, but seven miles away from it, on the banks of the small river Torrens.
The Land of the Kangaroo | Thomas Wallace KnoxTorrens held himself, apparently with justice, to be rather an independent ally than a disciple of Ricardo.
The English Utilitarians, Volume II (of 3) | Leslie StephenThough Ricardo and Torrens rejected it, it was accepted by Mill in his second edition.
The English Utilitarians, Volume II (of 3) | Leslie Stephen
British Dictionary definitions for Torrens
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Lake Torrens a shallow salt lake in E central South Australia, about 8 m (25 ft) below sea level. Area: 5776 sq km (2230 sq miles)
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