Nepean Reef

Nepean Reef is a reef in Victoria, Australia. Nepean Reef is situated nearby to the town Point Lonsdale, as well as near the suburb Portsea.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort Nepean and Cheviot Beach.

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.

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.

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. Point Lonsdale Lighthouse is situated 3½ km west of Nepean Reef.

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.

Nepean Reef

Latitude

-38.3025° or 38° 18′ 9″ south

Longitude

144.64917° or 144° 38′ 57″ east

Elevation

4 metres (13 feet)

Open location code

4RH6MJWX+XM

GeoNames ID

2207560

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Point Lonsdale and Portsea.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Nepean Rock and Point Nepean.

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