Lake Baghdad

Lake Baghdad
Salt lakes on Rottnest Island with Lake Baghdad on the right side of the picture
Geographical location	Rottnest Island
Data
Coordinates	31 ° 59 '39 "  S , 115 ° 30' 57"  E Coordinates: 31 ° 59 '39 "  S , 115 ° 30' 57"  E
length	1.25 km
width	290 m
particularities	salt lake

Lake Baghdad is a salt lake on the island of Rottnest Island in the Australian state of Western Australia .

geography

The lake is around 1.25 kilometers long and 280 meters wide. It is not far from the north shore of the island, 110 meters from Geordie Bay . It used to be connected to the neighboring lakes, Lake Vincent and Lake Herschel . It is separated from the latter by a strip of land around 40 meters thin and 400 meters long. A sandbar about 200 meters long and only a few meters wide separates Lake Vincent.

In contrast to smaller lakes such as neighboring Lake Negri to the southwest and Pink Lake south of Lake Vincent, Lake Baghdad does not dry out in summer.

history

In 1830 the now separate lakes were called Threefold Lake . When Lake Herschel was cut off, the body of water was called Settler's Lakes . The name is derived from the first white settlers on Rottnest Island who lived on the shore of the lake. The origin of the name Lake Baghdad is unclear.

nature

The lake is ideal for watching birds such as the common wagtail ( Cladorhynchus leucocephalus ), the tern genus Thalasseus and the plover species Charadrius ruficapillus .

Individual evidence

1. ^ Map of Rottnest Island. In: Rottnest Fast Ferries. Retrieved May 14, 2017 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b} The Names of Perth: Lakes. (No longer available online.) In: myperthapp.com.au. Australia For Everyone, archived from the original on February 28, 2017 ; accessed on May 14, 2017 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
3. ↑ ^{a b} Wildlife Encounters. In: Rottnest Island. Retrieved May 14, 2017 (English).