The Dunes, Mornington Peninsula

Melbourne

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February 17th 2023
Mornington Peninsula is on the south east side of Melbourne and at its most extreme westerly tip is Point Nepean National Park. As opposed to our last visit to the peninsula, which required us to drive through the city, we took the 40 minute ferry ride from Queenscliff which is on the opposite side of the narrow channel protecting Port Phillip bay. The National Park includes numerous hiking tra ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Point Cook

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more