Cape Liptrap
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Cape Liptrap coastal park is located in south Gippsland
, Victoria
and is a peninsula that is the extension of the Hoddle Range that runs out to sea
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Cape Liptrap sits high above the Bass Strait
with steep cliffs of folded marine sediments flanked by rock pinnacles and wave cut platforms. At the end of the peninsula is Cape Liptrap Lighthouse
that was built in 1951 in cast concrete, and is octagonal in shape.
, Wilsons Promontory
and the townships of Sandy Point
, Waratah and Walkerville
.
On the western side is Venus Bay
, the Tarwin River
and the townships of Tarwin Lower, Inverloch
and Wonthaggi
.
, Latitude 38° 54' 5" S, Longitude 145° 55' 4" E
Gippsland
Gippsland is a large rural region in Victoria, Australia. It begins immediately east of the suburbs of Melbourne and stretches to the New South Wales border, lying between the Great Dividing Range to the north and Bass Strait to the south...
, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
and is a peninsula that is the extension of the Hoddle Range that runs out to sea
Bass Strait
Bass Strait is a sea strait separating Tasmania from the south of the Australian mainland, specifically the state of Victoria.-Extent:The International Hydrographic Organization defines the limits of the Bass Strait as follows:...
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Cape Liptrap sits high above the Bass Strait
Bass Strait
Bass Strait is a sea strait separating Tasmania from the south of the Australian mainland, specifically the state of Victoria.-Extent:The International Hydrographic Organization defines the limits of the Bass Strait as follows:...
with steep cliffs of folded marine sediments flanked by rock pinnacles and wave cut platforms. At the end of the peninsula is Cape Liptrap Lighthouse
Cape Liptrap Lighthouse
Cape Liptrap Lighthouse stands upon the rocky cliff top of Cape Liptrap peninsula, on a solitary part of the South Gippsland coastline. The lighthouse warns ships of the rocks in treacherous Bass Strait.-History:...
that was built in 1951 in cast concrete, and is octagonal in shape.
Surrounding Townships
On the eastern side of Cape Liptrap is Waratah BayWaratah Bay
Waratah Bay is located in south Gippsland, Victoria. The bay is an arc of almost 20 kilometres of flat sandy beach framed by Cape Liptrap to the west and Wilsons Promontory in the east.-Surrounding townships:...
, Wilsons Promontory
Wilsons Promontory
Wilsons Promontory is a peninsula that forms the southernmost part of the Australian mainland and is located at . South Point at is the southernmost tip of Wilsons Promontory and hence of mainland Australia...
and the townships of Sandy Point
Sandy Point, Victoria
Sandy Point is a township in south Gippsland, Victoria near Wilsons Promontory. At the 2006 census, Sandy Point had a population of 227, growing to several thousand during the holiday period. It is surrounded by areas of significant natural heritage....
, Waratah and Walkerville
Walkerville
Walkerville is a name given to several places:Australia*Town of Walkerville, a local government area in South Australia**Walkerville, South Australia, a suburb in north-eastern Adelaide*Walkerville, Victoria, a town in southwest GippslandCanada...
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On the western side is Venus Bay
Venus Bay, Victoria
Venus Bay is a wide bay and a township on that bay on the east coast of Victoria, Australia. At the 2006 census Venus Bay had a population of 509....
, the Tarwin River
Tarwin River
The Tarwin River is a river of Gippsland in southeastern Victoria, Australia. It enters Venus Bay and thence Bass Strait near the township of Venus Bay.The river was named named from an Aboriginal word darwhin.-References:...
and the townships of Tarwin Lower, Inverloch
Inverloch, Victoria
Inverloch is a seaside village in Victoria, Australia. It is located on the Bass Highway 143 kilometres southeast of Melbourne, at the mouth of Anderson Inlet, in the Bass Coast Shire and is located close to Australia’s southernmost stand of mangroves...
and Wonthaggi
Wonthaggi, Victoria
Wonthaggi is a town located south east of Melbourne via the South Gippsland and Bass Highways, in the Bass Coast Shire of Gippsland, Victoria, Australia...
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Geography
Waratah Bay is located approximately 200km south east of MelbourneMelbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Latitude 38° 54' 5" S, Longitude 145° 55' 4" E