Cape_Nelson_State_Park

Cape Nelson State Park

Cape Nelson State Park

Protected area in Victoria, Australia

The Cape Nelson State Park, near Portland on Victoria's southwest coast is a 243-hectare (600-acre) state park.[1] Attractions include a 3-kilometre (2 mi) clifftop walk and a visit to the Cape Nelson lighthouse. The lighthouse was completed in 1884 and today offers accommodation in the Light Station Keepers Cottages.[2] Part of the route of the Great South West Walk is located within the park.[3]

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Fauna include the Heath Mouse, Red-necked Wallaby and Echidna. The main vegetation types are listed as Soap Mallee, Heath and Wet Heath.

The Cape Nelson lighthouse featured in the 2010 romantic drama South Solitary.[4] The film provides good coverage of the interior of the lighthouse, cottage features and the landscape.

Climate

Cape Nelson has an warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen: Csb) with comfortable, dry summers and mild, wet winters.

More information Climate data for Cape Nelson Lighthouse (38º26'S, 141º32'E, 45 m AMSL) (1995-2024 normals and extremes), Month ...

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Cape Nelson State Park". Official website. Parks Victoria. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
  2. [2]
    Australia’s iconic lighthouses, Australian Geographic, 26 July 2010
  3. [3]
    Chapman, John (9 October 2011). "Great South West Walk". Victorian bushwalking. Laburnum: John Chapman. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  4. [4]
    Film Titles With Location Matching "Cape Nelson, Victoria, Australia". International Movie Data Base (IMDb), retrieved 25 February 2012.
  5. [5]
    "Hamilton Island Airport Climate Statistics". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
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