Esperance Bay
Esperance Bay is a bay on the south coast of Western Australia. Nominally located at, it is the site of the town of Esperance. The bay was discovered on 9 December 1792 by a French expedition under Bruni d'Entrecasteaux, which sailed in search of the lost expedition of Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse.Photo: Halok, Public domain.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Museum Park and Woody Lake.
Woody Lake
Woody Lake is a salt lake in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, approximately 7 kilometres north east of Esperance. The lake is between Lake Wheatfield to the east and Windabout Lake to the west.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bandy Creek and Esperance.
Bandy Creek
Suburb
Photo: Orderinchaos, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bandy Creek is a north-eastern suburb of Esperance, a town in south-eastern Western Australia. Its local government area is the Shire of Esperance, and it is located 6 kilometres northeast of Esperance's central business district.
Esperance
Photo: Amanda Slater, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Esperance is a town in the Goldfields–Esperance region of Western Australia. It's a popular travel destination for locals, noted for magnificent coastline, spectacular beaches, outdoor activities and fine fishing.
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.
Esperance Bay
- Type: Bay
- Description: bay in Western Australia, Australia
- Category: body of water
- Location: Western Australia, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-33.84848° or 33° 50′ 55″ southLongitude
121.91836° or 121° 55′ 6″ eastOpen location code
4QR35W29+J8OpenStreetMap ID
node 3020491829OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bayGeoNames ID
2071859Wikidata ID
Q2879757
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Satellite Map
Discover Esperance Bay from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Esperance Bay” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Esperance Bay”
- French: “baie de l’Espérance”
- French: “Baie de l’Espérance”
- French: “Esperance Bay”
- Spanish: “Bahía de la Esperanza”
- Swedish: “Esperance Bay”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Windabout and Chadwick.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bathers Paradise and Lion’s Park.
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