Port Phillip Bay and Western Port
At the edge of the Gondwana supercontinent millions of years ago, molten rock accumulated and formed around what is now the Mornington Peninsula. Gradually a mountain range began to erode on a fringe of Gondwana which would eventually become Port Phillip Bay.
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Subsequent expeditions into the bay took place in 1803 to establish the first settlement in Victoria, near Sorrento, but was abandoned in 1804. Thirty years ...
Gradually a mountain range began to erode on a fringe of Gondwana which would eventually become Port Phillip Bay. Today, Port Phillip Bay comprises an area of ...
The study found that the entrance to the Bay was blocked by sand and silt build up, cutting it off from the Bass Strait. The water in the Bay evaporated and was ...
Apr 24, 2024 · The city of Port Phillip, located on the northern shore of the bay, was created in 1994 by the merger of the municipalities of South Melbourne, ...
Port Phillip Bay are, however, complicated by the down-tilting of the floor of the Bay. A first stage in the formation of marine terraces in Port Phillip.
Feb 6, 2019 · 'Before British settlement the area around Port Phillip was divided between the territories of the Wathaurong (to the west), Wurundjeri (north) ...
The original settlement was established in 1803 at Sullivan Bay, very close to today's coastal township of Sorrento. It survived for just seven months, and was ...
May 8, 2011 · SCIENTISTS' belief that Port Phillip Bay has remained largely unchanged since forming 10,000 years ago has been blown out of the water, with ...