Shark Lake
Shark Lake is a freshwater lake in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia approximately 13 kilometres north of Esperance. It lays north of the townsite of Shark Lake, which was gazetted in 1967 and named after the lake.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Body of water
- Description: lake in Western Australia
- Also known as: “Shark Lake, Western Australia”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shark Lake and Castletown.
Shark Lake
Locality
Shark Lake is a town in the Shire of Esperance in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia. It is situated within the localities of Monjingup and Myrup, on the Coolgardie-Esperance Highway. Shark Lake and the Shark Lake Nature Reserve surrounding it are located just north of the townsite.
Castletown
Suburb
Castletown is a north-eastern suburb of Esperance, a town in south-eastern Western Australia. Its local government area is the Shire of Esperance. The suburb was gazetted in 1965. Castletown is situated 8 km southeast of Shark Lake.
Chadwick
Suburb
Chadwick is a northern suburb of Esperance, a town in south-eastern Western Australia. Its local government area is the Shire of Esperance. The eastern terminus of the South Coast Highway is located in Chadwick. Chadwick is situated 8 km south of Shark Lake.
Shark Lake
- Category: lake
- Location: Western Australia, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-33.76691° or 33° 46′ 1″ southLongitude
121.85907° or 121° 51′ 33″ eastElevation
64 metres (210 feet)Open location code
4QR36VM5+6JOpenStreetMap ID
way 220548735OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Shark Lake” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Shark Lake (lanaw sa Awstralya)”
- Cebuano: “Shark Lake”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره شارك”
- French: “Shark Lake”
- Swedish: “Shark Lake”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Shark Lake Nature Reserve and Esperance Solar Farm.
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