Lake Hillier
A salt lake on the edge of Middle Island in the Recherche Archipelago, off the south coast of Western Australia, famous for its pink colour. Only a thin strip of land separates it from the blue Southern Ocean, a contrast best seen from the air.
- Where
- Esperance, Western Australia, Australia
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- -34.0958, 123.2028
Get the Lake Hillier stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Lake Hillier. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Western Australia volume with your photos and a note.
Near Lake Hillier
Wave Rock 440 km
A granite cliff about 15 metres high and 110 metres long, curved like an ocean wave about to break. It forms the north side of Hyden Rock, 3 kilometres from the small town of Hyden and nearly 300 kilometres east of Perth, its face streaked by water and minerals.
Perth Zoo 724 km
A 17-hectare zoo in South Perth, opened in 1898, just across the river from the city centre. It holds animals from Australia, Asia and Africa, and the gardens planted around their enclosures are a botanical collection in their own right.
Elizabeth Quay 725 km
A waterfront precinct on the north shore of Perth Water in the city centre, named for Queen Elizabeth II in her Diamond Jubilee year. It sits beside the Swan Bells tower, with a footbridge over the inlet, restaurants, and ferries leaving for South Perth.
Kings Park 727 km
A 400-hectare park on the rise above Perth Water, looking down over the river and the city's towers. Much of it is native bushland, alongside a botanic garden of Western Australian plants and a walkway of glass and steel through the treetops.
Busselton Jetty 727 km
At 1,841 metres, the longest timber-piled jetty in the Southern Hemisphere, running out into Geographe Bay. A little train carries visitors to the far end, where an underwater observatory looks out on the coral and fish living around the piles.
Fremantle Prison 730 km
A walled limestone prison built by convicts transported from Britain, now one of the World Heritage listed Australian Convict Sites. Tours lead through the cellblocks, gatehouse and warders' cottages, and down into tunnels dug beneath the site.
Cottesloe Beach 733 km
Perth's best-loved beach, known in Noongar as Mudurup, a train ride from the city and sheltered by offshore reefs that make swimming relatively safe. Its lawns, Norfolk Island pines and sunsets over the Indian Ocean have been recognised as a place of cultural significance since 2005.
Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse 742 km
A lighthouse on the headland at the most south-westerly point of mainland Australia, near Augusta, where the Indian and Southern Oceans meet. Built of local limestone in the 1890s, it is the tallest lighthouse on the Australian mainland.
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Questions
Where is Lake Hillier?
Lake Hillier is in Esperance, Western Australia, Australia. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Wave Rock (440 km), Perth Zoo (724 km), Elizabeth Quay (725 km).
How do I get the Lake Hillier stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Lake Hillier and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Western Australia volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Lake Hillier before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Western Australia volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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