Lake Baghdad is one of a collection of
salt lake
A salt lake or saline lake is a landlocked body of water that has a concentration of salts (typically sodium chloride) and other dissolved minerals significantly higher than most lakes (often defined as at least three grams of salt per litre). ...
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Rottnest Island,
Western Australia.
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.
See also
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Geographical features of Rottnest Island
Geography (from Greek: , ''geographia''. Combination of Greek words ‘Geo’ (The Earth) and ‘Graphien’ (to describe), literally "earth description") is a field of science devoted to the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and ...
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Government House Lake (Rottnest)
Government House Lake is a salt lake, saline lake on Rottnest Island in Western Australia. It is partly reclaimed on its southern shore, for the Rottnest Island Airport. Adjacent lakes are Pearse Lakes to the west, Serpentine Lake to the south w ...
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List of lakes of Western Australia
The following lists of lakes of Western Australia are arranged alphabetically:
* List of lakes of Western Australia, A–C (plus numerals)
* List of lakes of Western Australia, D–K
* List of lakes of Western Australia, L–P
* List of lakes of ...
References
Geography of Rottnest Island
Saline lakes of Western Australia
Lakes of Perth, Western Australia
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