Chinaman’s Hat
Chinaman's Hat is an octagonal structure in the South Channel of Port Phillip, in the Australian state of Victoria, which serves as a shipping channel marker and haul-out for local brown fur seals.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Davido321, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pope’s Eye and Mud Islands.
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. Pope’s Eye is situated 3 km northwest of Chinaman’s Hat.
Mud Islands
Island
The Mud Islands reserve is located within Port Phillip, about 90 km south-west of Melbourne, Australia, lying 10 km inside Port Phillip Heads, 7 km north of Portsea and 9 km east of Queenscliff. Mud Islands is situated 4 km northeast of Chinaman’s Hat.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Point Nepean National Park and Queenscliff.
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.
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.
Chinaman’s Hat
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: navigational aid and seal haul-out in Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia
- Categories: navigational aid and tourism
- Location: Victoria, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-38.28762° or 38° 17′ 15″ southLongitude
144.72693° or 144° 43′ 37″ eastOpen location code
4RH6PP6G+XQOpenStreetMap ID
node 622296064OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q5100092
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