Chapman's Point (Greater Melbourne)
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Crib Point /
Greater Melbourne
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mountain, park, education, place with historical importance
Elevation 274m. There is a small marker with distance, names, and arrows pointing to interesting sites viewable from here (Cape Schanck, Melbourne, Bass Strait, etc). The marker reads: "Chapman's Point, in honor of A Pioneer Family, Presented by Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Dyson, 14/12/1929". It is a short walk down a trail to a very large marker that reads: "On April 27th, 1802, Matthew Flinders, R.N. stood on this mount named Arthur's Seat by Lieut. Murray, who discovered the bay Jan. 5th, 1802, Franklin verified this spot in 1844, Dromana Progress Association 1912"
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthurs_Seat,_Victoria
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 38°21'13"S 144°56'48"E
- Strzelecki Ranges 82 km
- Warby Ranges 252 km
- Newer Volcanics Province 277 km
- Grampians National Park 293 km
- Mount Ulandra 477 km
- Blue Mountains National Park 708 km
- Mount Aleck 956 km
- Flinders Ranges 1046 km
- Ediacara Hills 1115 km
- Mount Warning 1351 km
- McCrae 1.5 km
- Arthurs Seat 1.5 km
- Shire of Mornington Peninsula 2.5 km
- Arthurs Seat State Park 3.6 km
- lammatina's market garden 6.6 km
- Capel Sound 6.7 km
- Tootgarook 8.7 km
- Mornington Peninsula Foreshore 10 km
- Mount Martha 12 km
- Port Phillip Bay 29 km
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