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Explore Point Lonsdale in Australia

Point Lonsdale in the region of Victoria is a town in Australia - some 325 mi or ( 523 km ) South-West of Canberra , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Point Lonsdale

Current time in Point Lonsdale is now 12:10 PM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Australia/Melbourne " with a UTC offset of 11 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Wallington, Sorrento, Saint Leonards, Barwon Heads, and Murradoc. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Wallington . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Point Lonsdale ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

'I'll Be Seeing You' - jazz piano lesson

5:14 min by jazz2511
Views: 47122 Rating: 4.96

'I'll Be Seeing You' - jazz piano lesson - I tried to play in the more modern loose style - especially after the first rubato chorus - with the prepared bass and drums. There is a much clearer to read ..

Adventure Park Geelong 2010

4:48 min by zipperboy2
Views: 16089 Rating: 4.76

A look at the water features at Geelongs Adventure Park ..


Melbourne SCUBA Diving at Lonsdale Wall in Port Phillip Heads by www.NetBookings.com.au

2:09 min by netbookings
Views: 3306 Rating: 5.00

Lonsdale Wall in The Rip boasts one of the best diving locations in the world. Only 1.5 hrs from Melbourne, the wall starts at around 15 metres and goes down to 80+ metres. With an abundance of kelp, ..

Australia, The Rip - entrance to Port Phillip Bay, Melbourne.wmv

1:09 min by JolaDanaFelicia
Views: 2328 Rating: 5.00

Sailing through The Rip ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Point Lonsdale

Point Lonsdale is a coastal township on the Bellarine Peninsula, near Queenscliff, Victoria, Australia, and included in the Borough of Queenscliffe. Point Lonsdale is also one of the headlands which, with Point Nepean, frame The Rip, the entrance to Port Phillip. The headland is dominated by the Point Lonsdale Lighthouse. At the 2006 census, Point Lonsdale had a population of 2,477.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -38.28 144.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Bellarine Peninsula, Coastal towns in Victoria (Australia), Headlands of Victoria (Australia), Port Phillip, Towns in Victoria (Australia)

Lake Victoria (Victoria)

. Lake Victoria is a 1.39 km² shallow saline lake on the Bellarine Peninsula, Victoria, Australia, close to the township of Point Lonsdale and part of the Lonsdale Lakes Nature Reserve administered by Parks Victoria. It is separated from Bass Strait by a narrow strip of coastal dunes. It forms part of the Swan Bay wetland system of shallow marine areas and lagoons, and is an important wetland for waterbirds and waders.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -38.27 144.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Bellarine Peninsula, Important Bird Areas of Victoria (Australia), Lakes of Victoria (Australia), Saline lakes

The Rip

"The Rip", also known as "The Heads", is a dangerous stretch of water in Victoria, Australia, connecting Port Phillip and Bass Strait. It is the only entrance for shipping into Port Phillip and hence into Melbourne. Because of large tidal flows through the relatively narrow channel from the bay to the ocean, and a high rocky seabed, The Rip has claimed many ships and lives.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -38.29 144.64 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Geography of Victoria (Australia), Port Phillip

HMS J2

HMS J2 (later HMAS J2) was a J-class submarine built for the Royal Navy by HM Dockyard at Portsmouth in Hampshire and launched on 6 November 1915. J2 torpedoed and sank the German submarine U-99 between the Orkney Islands and Norway on 7 July 1917. She was transferred to Australia on 25 March 1919, and operated out of Geelong until she was paid off on 12 July 1922 J2 was sold on 26 February 1924.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -38.31 144.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: 1915 ships, British J-class submarines, Portsmouth-built ships, Scuttled vessels of Australia, World War I submarines of the United Kingdom

HMS J4

HMS J4 (later HMAS J4) was a J-class submarine built by HM Dockyard at Pembroke in Wales and launched on 2 February 1916. She was transferred to Australia on 25 March 1919 and operated out of Geelong until 12 July 1922, when she was paid off. J4 was sold on 26 February 1924, but sank at her moorings at Williamstown, Victoria on 10 July 1924. She was raised and scuttled in ship graveyard off Port Phillip Heads.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -38.31 144.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: 1915 ships, British J-class submarines, Pembroke-built ships, Scuttled vessels of Australia, World War I submarines of the United Kingdom

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temperature and rainfall during the year in Point Lonsdale