Moonlight Head
Moonlight Head is a locality located on the Great Ocean Road in southwest of Victoria on the Southern Ocean. It is believed to be the headland seen by Matthew Flinders from the Investigator during a break in showery weather, on the night of 20 April 1802.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Cape with an elevation of 47 metres
- Description: human settlement in Corangamite Shire, Victoria, Australia
- Also known as: “Cape Volney”
Moonlight Head
- Categories: headland, human settlement, and landform
- Location: Victoria, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-38.76696° or 38° 46′ 1″ southLongitude
143.23885° or 143° 14′ 20″ eastElevation
47 metres (154 feet)Open location code
4RH566MQ+6GOpenStreetMap ID
node 11200199065OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Moonlight Head” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Moonlight Head”
- Swedish: “Moonlight Head”
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Highlights include Gables Lookout and Moonlight Head Cemetery.
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