Mornington Peninsula

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Mornington Peninsula Description

The Mornington Peninsula extends between Port Phillip Bay to the west and Western Port to the east. Portsea, at its western tip, is just over 100km from Melbourne. It takes its name from the little town of Mornington (founded 1864) half way down its west coast. Most of the settlements in the peninsula are on this coast (Frankston, Mornington, Mount Martha, Dromana, McRae, Rosebud, Rye, Blairgowrie, Sorrento, Portsea); the east side, on Western Port, is much less developed, as is the coast facing the Bass Strait (Flinders, Crib Point, Hastings).

Melbourne's suburban railroad line ends at Frankston, 40km south of the city center, from where there are buses to the tip of the peninsula. From Frankston the beaches extend southwest for

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Hobbies & Activities category: Beach; Swimming & water activities; Natural area; Provincial or municipal park; Railroad attraction or museum; Region with significant interests; Scenic site or route

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Access: the Mornington Peninsula is reached from central Melbourne by way of St Kilda and the Nepean Highway, which runs south along the coast from Brighton to Mordialloc and Portsea.
During the summer there are ferries from Queenscliff (Bellarine Peninsula) across the Rip, the narrow passage between the Bellarine and Mornington Peninsulas, to Portsea and Sorrento.

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