West Lakes Shore

West Lakes Shore is a western suburb of , . It lies within the council area. Developed in the 1970s as a public-private joint venture, it's noted for its manmade tidal lake.
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  • Type: Suburb with 3,060 residents
  • Description: suburb of Adelaide, South Australia
  • Also known as: West Lakes Shore, South Australia” and “West Lakes Shore, South Australia, Australia

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tennyson and Ethelton railway station.

is a suburb in the Australian state of located in the about 11 kilometres north-west of the and about 4.8 kilometres west of the municipal seat of .

Railway station
Photo: Normangerman, Public domain.
Ethelton station is located on the Outer Harbor line. Situated in the north-western suburb of Ethelton, it is 13.1 kilometres from .

Shopping center
, formerly known as Port Canal Shopping Centre, is a shopping centre located at 200 Commercial Road in , . is situated 2½ km northeast of West Lakes Shore.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rosewater and Grange.

Suburb
is one of the western suburbs of and is located 10 km north-west of Adelaide's central business district. Although mainly residential, there are many shops along Grand Junction Road and the closed Loop railway line runs through the suburb. is situated 3½ km northeast of West Lakes Shore.

Suburb
is a coastal suburb of the , in , , located about 11 kilometres from the . The suburb is named after Captain Charles Sturt's cottage, built in 1840–41, which still stands and is now a . is situated 4 km south of West Lakes Shore.

is the area northwest of , home to Adelaide's port. Similar to , many travellers end up wondering why the spelling of Outer Harbor is spelled Outer Harbor and not Outer Harbour unlike the rest of the Commonwealth.

West Lakes Shore

Latitude
-34.86563° or 34° 51′ 56″ south
Longitude
138.48619° or 138° 29′ 10″ east
Population
3,060
Elevation
9 metres (30 feet)
United Nations Location Code
AU WKS
Open location code
4QQW4FMP+PF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 250734723
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
9973098
Wiki­data ID
Q7985684
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“West Lakes Shore” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: West Lakes Shore
  • Chinese: 西灘濱
  • Malagasy: West Lakes Shore
  • Persian: وست لیکس شور، استرالیای جنوبی
  • Swedish: West Lakes Shore

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Semaphore Park and West Lakes.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Henley and Grange Baseball Club and Anthea Court Reserve.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “West Lakes Shore”. Photo: Kokoda Bill, CC BY-SA 3.0.