Borough of Queenscliffe
The Borough of Queenscliffe is a local government area in the Barwon South West region of Victoria, Australia, located in the southern part of the state.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: local government area of Victoria with 3,060 residents
- Description: local government area in Victoria, Australia
- Also known as: “Queenscliffe” and “Queenscliffe Borough”
- Neighbors: Greater Geelong
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pope’s Eye and Queenscliff railway station.
Pope’s Eye
Islet
Photo: Melburnian, CC BY 3.0.
Pope's Eye is the uncompleted foundation for an island fort intended to defend the entrance to Port Phillip in the state of Victoria, Australia. The undefined area of the fort, generally assessed at 4 hectares, is one of six separate areas that comprise the Port Phillip Heads Marine National Park and is a popular site for divers.
Queenscliff railway station
Railway stop
Queenscliff railway station was the terminus of the Queenscliff branch line in Victoria, Australia, which left the main Warrnambool line near South Geelong station.
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. Fort Nepean is situated 4 km south of Borough of Queenscliffe.
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.
Borough of Queenscliffe
- Location: Victoria, Australia, Oceania
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Borough of Queenscliffe” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Queenscliffe”
- Dutch: “Queenscliffe Borough”
- French: “Arrondissement de Queenscliffe”
- German: “Borough of Queenscliffe”
- German: “Queenscliffe Borough”
- Hebrew: “מחוז קווינסקליף, ויקטוריה”
- Hebrew: “קווינסקליף, ויקטוריה”
- Hebrew: “רובע קווינסקליף”
- Italian: “borough di Queenscliffe”
- Italian: “Borough di Queenscliffe”
- Russian: “Боро-оф-Куинсклифф”
- Russian: “Куинсклифф”
- Spanish: “Queenscliffe Borough”
- Swedish: “Queenscliffe”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Drapers Reef and Shortland Bluff.
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