Point Nepean
Point Nepean marks the southern point of The Rip and the most westerly point of the Mornington Peninsula, in Victoria, Australia. It was named in 1802 after the British politician and colonial administrator Sir Evan Nepean by John Murray in HMS Lady Nelson.
- Cape
- …is also known as “Nepean Point”
- Description: point in Victoria, Australia
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Nepean and Cheviot Beach.
Fort Nepean
Castle
Honk squeak, Public domain.
Fort Nepean is a former defensive facility occupying part of Point Nepean, Victoria, Australia.
Cheviot Beach
Beach
Cheviot Beach is a beach near Point Nepean in Victoria, Australia.
Point Lonsdale Lighthouse
Point Lonsdale Lighthouse, also known as the Point…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Point Nepean National Park and Queenscliff.
Point Nepean National Park
Point Nepean National Park is a national park in Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia.
Point Nepean
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Latitude
-38.30166° or 38° 18′ 6″ south
Longitude
144.65272° or 144° 39′ 10″ east
Open location code
4RH6MMX3+83
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Point Nepean” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Point Nepean”
- Czech: “Point Nepean”
- German: “Point-Nepean-Nationalpark”
- Hebrew: “פוינט ניפין”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Point Nepean”
- Norwegian: “Point Nepean”
- Portuguese: “Point Nepean”
- Portuguese: “Ponta Nepean”
- Swedish: “Point Nepean”
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