Port Phillip Bay in Australia

25 October 2013 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  8 minutes

The memorial at Sorrento marking the site of the first British settlement on Port Phillip Bay in 1803 © Adam Carr

The memorial at Sorrento marking the site of the first British settlement on Port Phillip Bay in 1803 © Adam Carr

Port Phillip (also commonly referred to as Port Phillip Bay or (locally) just The Bay), is a large bay in southern Victoria; it is the location of Melbourne. Geographically, the bay covers 1,930 square kilometres (480,000 acres) and the shore stretches roughly 264 km (164 mi). Although it is extremely shallow for its size, most of the bay is navigable. The deepest portion is only 24 metres (79 ft), and half the region is shallower than 8 m (26 ft). Its waters and coast are home to seals, whales, dolphins, corals and many kinds of seabirds and migratory waders.   read more…

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