Cape Schanck, Victoria facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Cape SchanckVictoria |
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Cape Schanck (view from atop the lighthouse)
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Population | 334 (2006) | ||||||||
Postcode(s) | 3939 | ||||||||
Elevation | 79 m (259 ft) | ||||||||
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LGA(s) | Shire of Mornington Peninsula | ||||||||
State electorate(s) | Nepean | ||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Flinders | ||||||||
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Cape Schanck is the south end of the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia. It is a piece of land that separates Port Phillip Bay and Westernport Bay. It is a narrow headland with cliffs 84.7 metres (278 feet) high. It has a lighthouse made from limestone built in 1859. In December 1800, Cape Schanck was named by Lieutenant James Grant after Admiral James Schank.
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