VICTORIA: Matthew Flinders & the Coastal Landforms of SE Australia

	Victorian Sites	(colonial jig)
Tower Hill	Tower Hill page examines - key landform features of extensive volcanic plain (cones, maars, lava and ash fields), area of most recent volcanic activity in Australia - Investigator expedition events: sailing along coastline MAP
Twelve Apostles	Twelve Apostles page examines - aspects and formation of these famous Victorian landform 'icons' (sea stacks), including cliff retreat in area of energetic marine erosion - Investigator expedition events: sailing along the coastline under risky conditions MAP
Port Phillip Bay	Port Phillip Bay - Melbourne page examines - physical features of this major indentation, including depositional environment and the siting of the city of Melbourne at head of bay - Investigator expedition events: exploration of major bay by water and land MAP
Schnapper Point	Schnapper Point - Mornington page examines - sedimentary headland-cliff-beach sequence along bay coastline, nearby Mt Arthur - Investigator Expedition events: landing point, survey carried out, present-day tributes to Flinders, including bicentenary coastal boulder trail MAP
Promontory Granite	Wilsons Promontory Granite page examines - spectacular granite peaks, boulders, plunging coastline without 'traditional' rock platforms, National Park features and management - various expeditions: discovered by George Bass, passed by Flinders several times MAP
Corner Inlet	Corner Inlet page examines - the effects of fine sediments spread across a sheltered bay, most southerly mangroves in the world bordering extensive salt marshes, site for prominent wind farm - various expeditions: Flinders' closest pass to here was on the Francis MAP

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