The Rip
The Rip is the narrow waterway entrance connecting the Bass Strait to the Port Phillip Bay in southern Victoria, Australia, and is the only route of maritime transport and thus seaport access into Melbourne and Geelong, Victoria's two largest cities and homes to Australia's largest and sixth-largest ports.
Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Public domain.Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Nepean and Point Lonsdale Lighthouse.
Fort Nepean
Castle
Honk squeak, Public domain.
Fort Nepean is a former defensive facility occupying part of Point Nepean, Victoria, Australia.
Point Lonsdale Lighthouse
Point Lonsdale Lighthouse, also known as the Point…
Cheviot Beach
Beach
Cheviot Beach is a beach near Point Nepean in Victoria, Australia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Queenscliff and Point Nepean National Park.
Point Nepean National Park
Point Nepean National Park is a national park in Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia.
The Rip
- Bay
- Description: narrow waterway entrance connecting the Bass Strait to the bay of Port Phillip in southern Victoria, Australia
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Latitude
-38.29773° or 38° 17′ 52″ south
Longitude
144.63324° or 144° 37′ 60″ east
Open location code
4RH6PJ2M+W7
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bay
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Norwegian Bokmål—“The Rip” goes by many names.
- French: “The Rip (Victoria)”
- French: “The Rip”
- German: “The Rip”
- Irish: “An Sruth (Victoria)”
- Irish: “An Sruth”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “The Rip”
- Norwegian: “The Rip”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as The Narrows and Point Lonsdale.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Big Rock and Beacon Rock.
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