Pink Lake, Western Australia
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Pink Lake is an outer western suburb of Esperance
, a town in south-eastern Western Australia
. Its Local Government Area
is the Shire of Esperance
, and it is located 5 kilometres (3 mi) west-northwest of Esperance's central business district
. It is named for Pink Lake
, a pink-blue lake located within its boundaries.
Esperance, Western Australia
Esperance is a large town in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, located on the Southern Ocean coastline approximately east-southeast of the state capital, Perth. The shire of Esperance is home to 9,536 people as of the 2006 census, its major industries are tourism, agriculture,...
, a town in south-eastern Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
. Its Local Government Area
Local Government Areas of Western Australia
The Australian state of Western Australia is divided into 141 local government areas...
is the Shire of Esperance
Shire of Esperance
The Shire of Esperance is a Local Government Area in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, about south of the city of Kalgoorlie and about east-southeast of the state capital, Perth...
, and it is located 5 kilometres (3 mi) west-northwest of Esperance's central business district
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
. It is named for Pink Lake
Pink Lake (Western Australia)
Pink Lake is a salt lake in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia. It lies about west of Esperance and is bounded to the East by the South Coast Highway.-Description:...
, a pink-blue lake located within its boundaries.