Eastern Channel
Eastern Channel is a channel in Victoria, Australia. Eastern Channel is situated nearby to the suburb Point Lonsdale, as well as near Portsea.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Nepean and Point Lonsdale Lighthouse.
Fort Nepean
Castle
Photo: Honk squeak, Public domain.
Fort Nepean is a former defensive facility occupying part of Point Nepean, Victoria, Australia. It was part of a network of fortifications, commanded from Fort Queenscliff, protecting the narrow entrance to Port Phillip.
Point Lonsdale Lighthouse
Photo: Stephen Bain, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Point Lonsdale Lighthouse, also known as the Point Lonsdale Signal Station, is close to the township of Point Lonsdale in the Borough of Queenscliffe, Victoria, Australia.
Cheviot Beach
Beach
Cheviot Beach is a beach near Point Nepean in Victoria, Australia. It was named after the SS Cheviot, which broke up and sank nearby with the loss of 35 lives on 20 October 1887. Cheviot Beach is situated 3½ km east of Eastern Channel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Queenscliff and Point Nepean National Park.
Queenscliff
Photo: andrewkneebone, CC BY 2.0.
Queenscliff is an historic maritime community perched on a small spit of land in the south-eastern most corner of the Bellarine Peninsula. Located in the Greater Geelong region of Victoria, the town was settled only a few years after Melbourne, and is characterised by its strong European heritage, maritime and seafaring character and its lasting connection to the sea.
Point Nepean National Park
Photo: Junedee Balili, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Point Nepean National Park is a national park in Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia. There are 70 registered Aboriginal archaeological sites within the Point Nepean National Park.
Eastern Channel
- Type: Channel
- Category: body of water
- Location: Victoria, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-38.30583° or 38° 18′ 21″ southLongitude
144.63° or 144° 37′ 48″ eastOpen location code
4RH6MJVH+MXGeoNames ID
2207554
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