Point Nepean Quarantine Station
The Point Nepean Quarantine Station is a former quarantine station and former military training facility, located on approximately 526 hectares, on Coleman Road in Portsea, on the Mornington Peninsula, in the south eastern suburbs of Melbourne, in Victoria, Australia.Photo: Timsabo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Park
- Description: Heritage-listed former quarantine station and military site on the Mornington Peninsula, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Also known as: “Point Nepean Defence and Quarantine Precinct” and “Point Nepean Defence Sites and Quarantine Station Area”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cheviot Beach and Fort Nepean.
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 2½ km west of Point Nepean Quarantine 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 west of Point Nepean Quarantine Station.
Chinaman’s Hat
Photo: Davido321, Public domain.
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. Chinaman’s Hat is situated 4 km northeast of Point Nepean Quarantine Station.
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.
Point Nepean Quarantine Station
- Categories: historical cultural heritage site and recreation area
- Location: Victoria, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-38.3127° or 38° 18′ 46″ southLongitude
144.69452° or 144° 41′ 40″ eastOpen location code
4RH6MMPV+WROpenStreetMap ID
way 505423243OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q38154780
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Highlights include Norris Barracks and Point Nepean Information Centre.
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