West Lake

West Lake is a lake in Australian Capital Territory, Australia. West Lake is situated nearby to the locality Black Mountain Peninsula, as well as near Acton Peninsula.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Springbank Island and Spinnaker Island.

Springbank Island

Islet

Photo: Percita Dittmar, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Springbank Island is an island located on Lake Burley Griffin in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. Springbank Island is named after a former agricultural property that was partially submerged to create Lake Burley Griffin.

Spinnaker Island

Islet

Photo: Percita Dittmar, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Spinnaker Island, within Lake Burley Griffin, is located in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. In total there are six islands in the lake, but only three are named.

National Botanic Gardens

Garden

Photo: Fir0002, GFDL.

The Australian National Botanic Gardens is a heritage-listed botanical garden located in Acton, Canberra, in the Australian Capital Territory, Australia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Black Mountain Peninsula and Acton.

Black Mountain Peninsula

Locality

Black Mountain Peninsula, located in Acton, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb of the capital Canberra, is a prominent area on the western region of Lake Burley Griffin. It is popular for water recreation and picnics.

Acton is a small affluent suburb west of Civic and is Canberra's university district, mostly taken up by the Australian National University. Right next to the ANU is the Australian National Botanic Gardens, containing some of the most diverse ranges…

Acton Peninsula

Locality

The Acton Peninsula is located on the northern shore of Lake Burley Griffin, in the centre of Canberra, the capital of Australia. It was created when the lake was artificially built by damming the Molonglo River and excavating around it to create the desired shape.

West Lake

Type: Lake
Category: body of water
Location: Australian Capital Territory, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-35.28917° or 35° 17′ 21″ south

Longitude

149.1064° or 149° 6′ 23″ east

Elevation

554 metres (1,818 feet)

Open location code

4RPFP464+8H

GeoNames ID

8212724

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