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.
  • Cape
  • …lies at an elevation of 47 metres (154 feet)
  • …is also known as “Cape Volney”
  • Description: human settlement in Corangamite Shire, Victoria, Australia

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Latitude
-38.76696° or 38° 46′ 1″ south
Longitude
143.23885° or 143° 14′ 20″ east
Open location code
4RH566MQ+6G
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Open­Street­Map feature
natural = cape
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Moonlight Head” goes by many names.
Moonlight HeadCebuano
Моонлигхт ХеадChechen
Moonlight HeadSwedish

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