Western Port

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Western Port is a large tidal bay and natural harbor in southern Victoria, Australia, known for its islands, wetlands, and coastal wildlife.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Western Port canonical 19
Western Port hinterland 1
Western Port, Victoria 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bay
tidal bay
catchmentIncludes Bass Hills
Dandenong Ranges foothills
Koo Wee Rup plain
Mornington Peninsula
connectedTo Bass Strait
conservationPriority high
country Australia
designatedAs Ramsar wetland
governedBy State of Victoria
hasAdjacentProtectedArea Adams Creek Nature Conservation Reserve
Bass River Reserve
Bittern Coastal Wetlands
Cannons Creek Reserve
French Island National Park
Grantville Nature Conservation Reserve
Hastings Foreshore Reserve
Langwarrin Flora and Fauna Reserve
Mornington Peninsula National Park
Phillip Island Nature Parks
Quail Island Nature Conservation Reserve
The Gurdies Nature Conservation Reserve
Warneet Nature Conservation Reserve
Yallock Creek Nature Conservation Reserve
Yaringa Marine and Coastal Park
hasCatchmentArea Western Port catchment
hasEcologicalSignificance East Asian–Australasian Flyway stopover
hasEconomicActivity eco-tourism
port operations
shipping
hasFeature channels
coastal dunes
estuaries
intertidal flats
mangroves
mudflats
rocky shores
saltmarshes
seagrass beds
wetlands
hasFerryServiceTo French Island
Phillip Island
hasFerryTerminal Cowes
linked to: Cowes, Victoria

Stony Point
Tankerton
hasInflow Bass River
Bunyip River
Cannons Creek
Cardinia Creek
Lang Lang River
Langwarrin Creek
Muddy Gates Creek
Toomuc Creek
Watsons Creek
Yallock Creek
hasIsland Barrallier Island
Churchill Island
Elizabeth Island
French Island
Long Island
Manns Island
Observation Point
Phillip Island
Quail Island
Rhyll Island
Sandstone Island
Yallock Island
hasManagementBody Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action Victoria
Parks Victoria
local councils in the Western Port region
hasMarineProtectedArea Churchill Island Marine National Park
French Island Marine National Park
Rhyll Inlet Marine National Park
Yaringa Marine National Park
hasNearbyTown Corinella
Cowes
linked to: Cowes, Victoria

French Island township
Grantville
Hastings
San Remo
Stony Point
Tooradin
hasPortFacility Cowes jetty
Port of Hastings
San Remo jetty
Stony Point jetty
hasProtectionStatus Ramsar site
hasTidalRange large
historicalNote explored by George Bass in 1798
named because it lies to the west of Port Phillip in early charts
importantFor fish nurseries
marine invertebrates
migratory shorebirds
seabirds
seagrass ecosystems
waterbirds
wetland biodiversity
isTidal true
knownFor Australian fur seals
birdwatching
boating
coastal wildlife
dolphins
fishing
islands
mangrove communities
penguin colonies
wetlands
locatedIn Bass Strait region
linked to: Bass Strait

Victoria
southern Victoria
locatedNear Melbourne
locatedSoutheastOf Melbourne
oceanBasin Tasman Sea
partlyWithin Bass Coast Shire
Cardinia Shire
Casey City
Frankston City
linked to: City of Frankston

Mornington Peninsula Shire
partOf Western Port Biosphere Reserve
RamsarDesignationYear 1982
RamsarSiteNumber 269
supportsHabitatType coastal dune
intertidal mudflat
mangrove forest
rocky reef
saltmarsh
seagrass meadow
subtidal channel
supportsSpecies Australian fur seal
Australian pied oystercatcher
bottlenose dolphin
common dolphin
curlew sandpiper
fairy tern
little penguin
red-necked stint
short-tailed shearwater
threatenedBy climate change
coastal development
invasive species
pollution
sea level rise
usedFor aquaculture
boating
commercial fishing
nature-based recreation
recreational fishing
sailing
tourism

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

Mornington Peninsula borders Western Port
Victoria (Australia) containsBay Western Port
Port Phillip and Westernport catchment includesArea Western Port hinterland
linked to: Western Port
Cowes, Victoria overlooks Western Port
Flinders overlooks Western Port
Flinders adjacentTo Western Port
Hastings, Victoria locatedOn Western Port
subject linked to: Hastings
French Island locatedIn Western Port
Newhaven locatedOn Western Port
Churchill Island locatedIn Western Port
Churchill Island hasViewOf Western Port
Bass River mouthLocatedIn Western Port
Bass River emptiesInto Western Port
Lang Lang River flowsInto Western Port
Lang Lang River mouthLocation Western Port
ferry to Stony Point locatedInBodyOfWater Western Port, Victoria
linked to: Western Port
Bass borderedBy Western Port
San Remo nearBodyOfWater Western Port
Bunyip River drainsTowards Western Port
Bunyip River hasMouthNear Western Port