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Cape Schanck

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Chart of Western Port and coast to Wilson's Promontory forming part of the North side of Bass's Strait [cartographic material] / surveyed by order of Governor King by Ensign Barrallier in HM armed surveying vessel Lady Nelson; Lieut. James Grant, Commander, in March, April and May,
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concentrated on effects of atmosphere, mood and dramatic lighting in his depictions of the iconic natural wonders he found at Cape Schanck.
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Resort Cape Schanck on Boneo Road which includes an eighteen-hole golf course and The National Golf Club on Cups Drive.
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The narrative of a voyage of discovery, performed in His Majesty's vessel the Lady Nelson
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Cape Schanck Post Office opened around March 1879 and closed in 1962.
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has also been known to inhabit the area. Some flora include
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The location was given its European name in 1800 after
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Lighthouses of Australia Inc. 543:Australian Bureau of Statistics 359:A keen artist–traveller in the 759:Bird, Eric (12 October 2006). 701:, London: Roworth, p. 195 656:Art Gallery of New South Wales 1: 1182:Headlands of Victoria (state) 882:Shire of Mornington Peninsula 507:Panorama view of Cape Schanck 314:Shire of Mornington Peninsula 180:Shire of Mornington Peninsula 164:17 km (11 mi) from 158:90 km (56 mi) from 18:Town in Victoria, Australia 1198: 817:Phoenix Auctions History, 352:British-Australian artist 1162:Towns in Victoria (state) 1133: 927: 794:Journal of Nicolas Baudin 577:"Cape Schanck Lighthouse" 428:In 1893 a steamship, the 310:Central Business District 247: 209: 79: 48: 36: 457:short-tailed shearwaters 845:Cape Schanck Lighthouse 581:Lighthouses of Victoria 336:Cape Schanck Lighthouse 261:Cape Schanck Lighthouse 148:79 m (259 ft) 807:, cited in Bird (2006) 703:, cited in Bird (2006) 669:Clark, Ian D. 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Index

Victoria

Cape Schanck is located in Victoria
Coordinates
38°27′40″S 144°54′18″E / 38.461°S 144.905°E / -38.461; 144.905
2021 census
Postcode(s)
Melbourne
Rosebud
LGA(s)
Shire of Mornington Peninsula
State electorate(s)
Nepean
Federal division(s)
Flinders



Boonwurrung
Mornington Peninsula
Melbourne
Victoria
Australia
Central Business District
Shire of Mornington Peninsula
local government area
2021 census
Bass Strait
Western Port
Cape Schanck Lighthouse

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