French Island
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Victoria - Australia

French Island (Victoria)

French Island is the largest coastal island of Victoria, Australia, located in Western Port, 61 km southeast of Melbourne. In 1997 about 70 per cent of the island was declared the French Island National Park, and is listed in the register of the National Estate. The island is an unincorporated area and declared locality of Victoria. French Island is relatively isolated and undeveloped. There are no mains water, mains electricity, or medical services on the island.

Located at -38.35, 145.37 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Islands of Victoria (Australia), Towns in Victoria (Australia), Western Port

HMAS Otama

HMAS Otama (SS 72/SSG 72) was an Oberon class submarine of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Built in Scotland, the submarine was commissioned into the RAN in 1978; the last of the class to enter service. Otama remained in service until late 2000, when she was decommissioned and sold to a Victorian community group, who planned to preserve the submarine as a museum ship.

Located at -38.3478, 145.222 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Oberon-class submarines of the Royal Australian Navy, Clyde-built ships, 1975 ships

Cannons Creek, Victoria

Cannons Creek is a town in Victoria, Australia, 54 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Casey. At the 2011 Census, Cannons Creek had a population of 557. The townships of Warneet and Blind Bight are south of Cannons Creek.

Located at -38.213, 145.315 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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Towns in Victoria (Australia), Coastal towns in Victoria (Australia)

Warneet, Victoria

Warneet is a town in Victoria, Australia, 55 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district at the head of the large bay of Western Port. Its Local Government Area is the City of Casey. At the 2011 Census, Warneet had a population of 466. For education, most of the children go to Tooradin Primary School or Koo Wee Rup Secondary College.

Located at -38.224, 145.309 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Towns in Victoria (Australia), Coastal towns in Victoria (Australia), Western Port

Tooradin, Victoria

Tooradin is a town in Victoria, Australia, 57 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Casey. At the 2011 Census, Tooradin had a population of 1359.

Located at -38.211, 145.38 (Lat. / Lng.), about 11 miles away.
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Towns in Victoria (Australia), Coastal towns in Victoria (Australia)

Western Port

Western Port, is sometimes called "Western Port Bay", is a large tidal bay in southern Victoria, Australia opening into Bass Strait. It is the second largest bay in Victoria. Geographically, it is dominated by the two large islands; French Island and Phillip Island. Contrary to its name, it lies to the east of the larger Port Phillip, and is separated from it by the Mornington Peninsula. It is visited by Australian Fur Seals, whales and dolphins, as well as many migratory waders and seabirds.

Located at -38.3667, 145.333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Western Port, Ramsar sites in Australia, Biosphere reserves of Australia, Bays of Victoria (Australia), Important Bird Areas of Victoria (Australia)

Stony Point railway station

Stony Point is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Crib Point, and is the terminus of the Stony Point railway line. Stony Point is unmanned and is in Metcard Zone 2.

Located at -38.3741, 145.222 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Railway stations in Melbourne, Railway stations opened in 1889, Western Port

Division of Flinders

The Division of Flinders is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. The division was one of the original 75 divisions contested at the first federal election. It is named for Matthew Flinders, the first man to circumnavigate Australia, and the person credited with giving Australia her name. Originally a country seat south and east of Melbourne, Flinders has been gradually cut back to the outer southern suburbs on the Mornington Peninsula, including Dromana, Hastings and Portsea.

Located at -38.346, 145.324 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Electoral divisions of Australia, Constituencies established in 1901, 1901 establishments in Australia, Mornington Peninsula

Cowes, Victoria

Cowes is the main township on Phillip Island in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. It is about two hours' drive from Melbourne and can also be reached by ferry from Stony Point on the Mornington Peninsula. Cowes is located on the northern side of Phillip Island and faces towards French Island and the Mornington Peninsula. At the 2011 census, Cowes had a population of 4053.

Located at -38.451, 145.242 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Towns in Victoria (Australia), Phillip Island, Western Port

Bass, Victoria

Bass is a small rural town 113 kilometres (70 mi) south-east of Melbourne via the South Gippsland and Bass Highways, in the Bass Coast Shire of Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. At the 2006 census, Bass and the surrounding area had a population of 937. The town is named after George Bass who explored and named Western Port bay in 1798 in a small whaling boat and sailed some distance up the Bass river. A memorial to George Bass stands in the George Bass Park.

Located at -38.4833, 145.45 (Lat. / Lng.), about 13 miles away.
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Towns in Victoria (Australia)

Rhyll, Victoria

Rhyll is a small fishing town on Phillip Island in Victoria, Australia. It is located in the north-east corner of the island. It is named after Rhyl, a holiday resort in North Wales, Great Britain. At the 2011 census, Rhyll had a population of 674. The first European to arrive in the area was George Bass, who landed in 1798 to make repairs to his ship. He returned in the same year with Matthew Flinders and a memorial for this landing is maintained close to Rhyll pier.

Located at -38.463, 145.304 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Towns in Victoria (Australia), Phillip Island, Western Port, Fishing communities in Australia

Barrallier Island

Barrallier Island is a very small uninhabited island located 1 kilometre northwest of French Island in Victoria, Australia. The island is shown on the chart of Westernport Bay based on the 1801 survey by James Grant in HMS Lady Nelson. The island is named after Francis Barrallier, who was responsible for the charting of Western Port.

Located at -38.2762, 145.313 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Islands of Victoria (Australia), Western Port

Chinaman Island

Chinaman Island is an uninhabited island located in Western Port, Victoria, south-eastern Australia. It lies about 4 km north of French Island. It considered to be of State botanical and zoological significance. It is accessible at low tide by fording a small tidal creek.

Located at -38.2379, 145.311 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Islands of Victoria (Australia), Western Port

Joe Island (Victoria)

Joe Island is a very small, uninhabited island located in Western Port Bay, Victoria, Australia, approximately 1 km north of French Island.

Located at -38.2861, 145.361 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Islands of Victoria (Australia), Western Port

Elizabeth Island (Victoria)

Elizabeth Island lies just south of French Island in Western Port, Victoria, south-eastern Australia. It is over 65 acres in area and is an unincorporated area of Victoria, one of the few privately owned, freehold islands in Victoria. It is separated from French Island by intertidal mudflats and a small channel. Once used for farming, it has been converted into a holiday retreat, with the establishment of a pier and housing facilities.

Located at -38.4168, 145.369 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Islands of Victoria (Australia), Western Port

French Island National Park

French Island National Park is located on French Island in Western Port, Victoria, Australia. The park comprises 11,050 hectares with a diverse range of habitats including mangrove salt marshes and open woodland.

Located at -38.3307, 145.388 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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National parks of Victoria (Australia), Protected areas established in 1997, 1997 establishments in Australia, Western Port

Silverleaves, Victoria

Silverleaves is a small town on Phillip Island situated east of Cowes, Victoria. At the 2006 census, Silverleaves had a population of 187.

Located at -38.4531, 145.265 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Towns in Victoria (Australia), Phillip Island

Shire of Phillip Island

The Shire of Phillip Island was a local government area in Western Port about 120 kilometres south of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 101.05 square kilometres, and existed from 1928 until 1994.

Located at -38.45, 145.25 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Former Local Government Areas of Victoria (Australia)

Churchill Island

Churchill Island is a 50.7 hectares island in Western Port, Victoria, Australia. It is connected by a bridge to Phillip Island. It is the site of the first European settlement in Victoria. It contains a working farm and a homestead, dating from 1872, which is open to the public. The island adjoins the 670 hectares Churchill Island Marine National Park. The island is maintained by Parks Victoria.

Located at -38.5, 145.333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 11 miles away.
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Islands of Victoria (Australia), Phillip Island, Western Port

Churchill Island Marine National Park

The Churchill Island Marine National Park is a 670-hectare marine park in Western Port, Victoria, Australia. It is located south of Rhyll, on the north-eastern shore of Phillip Island, in Western Port. It extends from Long Point south of the town of Rhyll, to the northern point of Churchill Island and along Churchill Island’s western coast to the bridge connecting it to Phillip Island. It is part of the Western Port Ramsar site.

Located at -38.498, 145.317 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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Marine parks of Australia, Ramsar sites in Australia, Marine parks in Victoria (Australia), Phillip Island, Western Port

Sandstone Island

Sandstone Island is a small island located approximately one kilometre southeast of the Hastings foreshore in Western Port, Victoria, Australia. Sandstone Island has an area of approximately 20 hectares and is adjacent to Jacks Beach. The island lies in an area where significant mangrove communities exist.

Located at -38.3297, 145.209 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Islands of Victoria (Australia), Western Port

Corinella, Victoria

Corinella is a town in Victoria, Australia, located 114 km south-east of Melbourne via the M1 and the Bass Highway, on the eastern shore of Western Port Bay. The town serves as a holiday destination with a focus on recreational fishing, and has a pier and boat ramp and provides access to French Island via a privately operated barge.

Located at -38.4167, 145.417 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Towns in Victoria (Australia), Coastal towns in Victoria (Australia), Western Port

Yaringa Marine National Park

The Yaringa Marine National Park is a 980-hectare marine park in Western Port, Victoria, Australia. It is located between the mainland and Quail Island Nature Conservation Reserve, about 9 km south-west of Tooradin. The area comprises saltmarsh, mangroves, sheltered intertidal mudflats, subtidal soft sediments and tidal channels. It is part of the Western Port Ramsar site.

Located at -38.2333, 145.267 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Marine parks of Australia, Ramsar sites in Australia, Marine parks in Victoria (Australia), Western Port

French Island Marine National Park

The French Island Marine National Park is a 2,800-hectare marine park in Western Port, Victoria, Australia. It extends 15 kilometres along the north shore of French Island and protects a range of habitats including seagrass beds, mangroves and intertidal mud flats.

Located at -38.3, 145.367 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Marine parks of Australia, Ramsar sites in Australia, Marine parks in Victoria (Australia), Phillip Island, Western Port

Coronet Bay, Victoria

Located at -38.4333, 145.45 (Lat. / Lng.), about 11 miles away.
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Coastal towns in Victoria (Australia), Towns in Victoria (Australia)