Lake Baghdad
Appearance
Lake Baghdad | |
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Location | Rottnest Island, Western Australia |
Coordinates | 31°59′46″S 115°31′03″E / 31.9961°S 115.5174°E |
Type | Salt lake |
Basin countries | Australia |
Max. length | 1.29 km (0.80 mi) |
Max. width | 0.71 km (0.44 mi) |
Islands | 2 islets |
Lake Baghdad is one of a collection of salt lakes on Rottnest Island, Western Australia.[1]
Ten percent of the area of Rottnest Island is taken up by salt lakes with Lake Baghdad, Herschel Lake, Garden Lake, Government House Lake and others being permanent and having their own surrounding beaches.[2]
See also
[edit]- Geographical features of Rottnest Island
- Government House Lake (Rottnest)
- List of lakes of Western Australia
References
[edit]- ^ Reilly, Simon (1923), Lake Baghdad, Rottnest, Easter 1923, retrieved 17 December 2011
- ^ "Natural history - The island with a thousand stories". Rottnest Island Authority. Retrieved 26 October 2019.