Port Phillip Bay

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Port Phillip Bay is a large, shallow coastal bay in southern Victoria, Australia, that forms the marine frontage of Melbourne and serves as a major hub for shipping, recreation, and marine life.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Port Phillip Bay canonical 11
Port Phillip 8
Port Phillip Bay area 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bay
body of water
coastal bay
adjacentCity Melbourne
averageDepth about 8 metres
basinCountry Australia
borderedBy Bellarine Peninsula
Mornington Peninsula
connectedTo Bass Strait
Southern Ocean
continent Australia
country Australia
formsMarineFrontageOf Melbourne
governedBy Victorian state authorities
habitatFor dolphins
numerous fish species
seagrass communities
seals
hasFeature The Heads
extensive sandbanks
mudflats
seagrass beds
shallow central basin
hasInlet The Rip
locatedIn Bass Strait region
linked to: Bass Strait

Victoria
southern Victoria
majorPort Port of Geelong
Port of Melbourne
maximumDepth about 24 metres
maximumLength about 58 kilometres
maximumWidth about 58 kilometres
near Frankston
linked to: Mornington

Geelong
St Kilda
Williamstown
partOf Port Phillip and Western Port region
receivesRiver Little River
Maribyrnong River
Patterson River
Werribee River
Yarra River
supports marine biodiversity
surfaceArea about 1,930 square kilometres
usedFor commercial shipping
fishing
recreational boating
sailing
scuba diving
swimming

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Victoria contains Port Phillip Bay
Yarra River mouthLocation Port Phillip Bay
Yarra River flowsInto Port Phillip
linked to: Port Phillip Bay
Avalon Airport nearBodyOfWater Port Phillip Bay
Geelong locatedOn Port Phillip
subject linked to: Geelong, Victoria, Australia
linked to: Port Phillip Bay
Mornington Peninsula borders Port Phillip
linked to: Port Phillip Bay
Victoria (Australia) containsLake Port Phillip
linked to: Port Phillip Bay
Victoria (Australia) containsBay Port Phillip
linked to: Port Phillip Bay
Albert Park Circuit region Port Phillip Bay area
linked to: Port Phillip Bay
Albert Park Lake parklands adjacentTo Port Phillip Bay (general area)
linked to: Port Phillip Bay
Eureka Skydeck 88 viewOf Port Phillip Bay
Shrine of Remembrance hasView Port Phillip Bay
Geelong locatedOn Port Phillip
linked to: Port Phillip Bay
Point Cook, Victoria coast Port Phillip Bay
West Gate Bridge region Port Phillip Bay area
linked to: Port Phillip Bay
Peter Holmes settingOfActivities Port Phillip Bay
Maribyrnong River mouthLocation Port Phillip
linked to: Port Phillip Bay
Peninsula campus locatedNear Port Phillip Bay
Colony of Victoria majorPort Port Phillip
linked to: Port Phillip Bay
Greater Melbourne locatedOn Port Phillip Bay