Hobsons Bay
Hobsons Bay is a small open bay in Victoria, Australia, and is the northernmost part of the larger Port Phillip Bay. Its western and eastern boundaries are marked by Point Gellibrand in Williamstown and Point Ormond in Elwood respectively, and defines the coastal margin of the Melbourne suburbs of Williamstown, Newport, Port Melbourne, Albert Park, Middle Park, St.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Donaldytong, Public domain.
Places of Interest
Highlights include HMAS Castlemaine and Princes Pier.
HMAS Castlemaine
Museum
Photo: Nick-D, CC BY-SA 3.0.
HMAS Castlemaine, named for the city of Castlemaine, Victoria, was one of 60 Bathurst-class corvettes constructed during World War II, and one of 36 initially crewed and commissioned solely by the Royal Australian Navy.
Princes Pier
Pier
Photo: Karn-b, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Princes Pier is a 580 metre long historic pier on Port Phillip, in Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It was known as the New Railway Pier until renamed Prince's Pier after the Prince of Wales who visited Melbourne in May 1920.
Gem Pier
Pier
Gem Pier is an historic pier on Port Phillip Bay, in Williamstown, Victoria, Australia. The pier is 145 metres in length and is currently home to the museum ship HMAS Castlemaine and Melbourne Seaplanes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Inner south and Docklands.
Inner south
Photo: Korkut Tas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Melbourne's inner south contains a number of suburbs and places worthy of a visit. The landscape varies from industrial ports to glitzy waterfront localities.
Docklands
Suburb
Photo: Massimo Telò, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Docklands is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, on the western end of the central business district. Docklands had a population of 15,495 at the 2021 census.
St Kilda
Photo: Tiimta, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St Kilda is a vibrant beachside suburb of Port Phillip, in south-eastern inner Melbourne, Australia. St. Kilda is famous for its beach life and the bar and restaurant scene along Fitzroy Street.
Hobsons Bay
- Type: Bay
- Description: bay in Victoria, Australia
- Category: body of water
- Location: Victoria, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-37.85338° or 37° 51′ 12″ southLongitude
144.92332° or 144° 55′ 24″ eastOpen location code
4RJ64WWF+J8OpenStreetMap ID
node 3020492456OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bayGeoNames ID
2163343Wikidata ID
Q1621616
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Hobsons Bay” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Hobsons Bay”
- Dutch: “Hobsons Bay”
- French: “Hobsons Bay”
- German: “Hobsons Bay”
- Hebrew: “הובסונס באי”
- Hebrew: “הובסונס ביי”
- Hebrew: “מפרץ הובסונס”
- Swedish: “Hobsons Bay”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sandridge Lookout and Princes Pier Pylons.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Hobsons Bay”. Photo: Donaldytong, Public domain.