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Encyclopedia Britannica



PORT PHILLIP

This article appears in Volume V22, Page 127 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: POL-PRE
PORT PHILLIP , the harbour of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. An almost circular, landlocked
sheet
  of water, it is 31 M.
long
 , 20 M. at its widest, with an area of Boo sq. m. A narrow channel flanked by bold cliffs forms its entrance, and when the tide recedes through it a strong current is encountered outside. The broken and somewhat dangerous sea thus caused is called " the Rip. " Within the port on the eastern side are suburbs of Melbourne, such as
Sorrento
 , Mornington, Frankston, Carrum, Mordialloc, Redcliff,
Brighton
  and St Kilda. The wharves of Port Melbourne and
Williamstown
  stand at the head of the port on an arm known as Hobson's Bay. On the western side the port of Geelong and the port and watering-place of Queens-cliff are the only towns of importance. Port
Phillip
  is well fortified with strong batteries at its entrance. The harbour was discovered in 1802 by Lieut. Murray, who named it in honour of Captain
Phillip
 , first
governor
  of New
South
  Wales. The colony of Victoria was originally called the
district
  of Port Phillip.


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