The Cape Nelson State Park, near
Portland
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*Portland, Oregon, the most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon
*Portland, Maine, the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maine
*Isle of Portland, a tied island in the English Channel
Portland may also r ...
on
Victoria
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* Queen Victoria (1819–1901), Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India
* Victoria (state), a state of Australia
* Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, a provincial capital
* Victoria, Seychelles, the capi ...
's southwest coast is a state park.
Attractions include a 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. Part of the route of the
Great South West Walk is located within the park.
Fauna include the
Heath Mouse,
Red-necked Wallaby
The red-necked wallaby or Bennett's wallaby (''Notamacropus rufogriseus'') is a medium-sized macropod marsupial (wallaby), common in the more temperate and fertile parts of eastern Australia, including Tasmania. Red-necked wallabies have been i ...
and
Echidna
Echidnas (), sometimes known as spiny anteaters, are quill-covered monotremes (egg-laying mammals) belonging to the Family (biology), family Tachyglossidae , living in Australia and New Guinea. The four Extant taxon, extant species of echidnas ...
. The main vegetation types are listed as
Soap Mallee,
Heath
A heath () is a shrubland habitat found mainly on free-draining infertile, acidic soils and is characterised by open, low-growing woody vegetation. Moorland is generally related to high-ground heaths with—especially in Great Britain—a coole ...
and
Wet Heath.
The Cape Nelson lighthouse featured in the 2010 romantic drama ''
South Solitary
''South Solitary'' is a 2010 Australian romance film set on South Solitary Island and directed by Shirley Barrett.
Plot
Meredith Appleton (Miranda Otto) arrives on South Solitary island with her elderly uncle George Wadsworth ( Barry Otto). H ...
''.
Film Titles With Location Matching "Cape Nelson, Victoria, Australia"
International Movie Data Base (IMDb), retrieved 25 February 2012. The film provides good coverage of the interior of the lighthouse, cottage features and the landscape.
Climate
Cape Nelson has a warm-summer mediterranean climate
A Mediterranean climate ( ), also called a dry summer climate, described by Köppen and Trewartha as ''Cs'', is a temperate climate type that occurs in the lower mid-latitudes (normally 30 to 44 north and south latitude). Such climates typic ...
(Köppen Köppen is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Bernd Köppen (1951–2014), German pianist and composer
* Carl Köppen (1833-1907), German military advisor in Meiji era Japan
* Edlef Köppen (1893–1939), German author ...
: ''Csb'') with comfortable, dry summers and mild, wet winters.
See also
* Protected areas of Victoria
Victoria is the smallest mainland state in Australia. it contained separate protected areas with a total land area of (17.64% of the state's area).
The parks are managed by Parks Victoria, a state government agency. There are also many sma ...
* Discovery Bay Coastal Park
The Discovery Bay Coastal Park is a linear protected area of coastal land in western Victoria, south-eastern Australia. The park extends along the coast of Discovery Bay from Cape Nelson north-westwards for to the border with South Australia ...
References
Parks of Barwon South West (region)
State parks of Victoria (state)
Headlands of Victoria (state)
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