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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 67. Chapters: Arthur Phillip, Port Phillip Channel Deepening Project, Fort Queenscliff, HMVS Cerberus, Mornington Peninsula, Bunurong, Bellarine Peninsula, Batman's Treaty, Peninsula Searoad Transport, Wathaurong, Station Pier, St Kilda Beach, Victoria, SS Pfalz, Queenscliff, Victoria, Fort Nepean, Geography of Port Phillip, John Murray, Swan Island, Point Lonsdale Lighthouse, Beaches in Port Phillip, Bay Trail, Princes Pier, Chinaman's Hat, Mud Islands, Point Nepean, Swan Bay, MV Queenscliff, MV Sorrento, Around the Bay in a Day, Fort Pearce, Corio Bay, Sullivan Bay, Victoria, Peninsula Princess, Skeleton Creek Trail, Port Phillip Bay and Bellarine Peninsula Ramsar Site, Blue Wedges, Hobsons Bay Coastal Trail, HMS J7, Anthonys Nose, Wyuna, Queenscliff High Light, Port Phillip Heads Marine National Park, The Rip, Point Lillias, HMS J3, Ricketts Point Marine Sanctuary, Pope's Eye, Spit Nature Conservation Reserve, Queenscliff Low Light, Hell Ride, Melbourne, Ozone, Williamstown Lighthouse, Beach Road, Melbourne, Sail Melbourne, Edwards Point, South Channel Fort, South Channel Pile Light, Daveys Bay, Limeburners Bay, West Channel Pile Light, St Leonards Salt Lagoon, Portsea Hole, Gem Pier, Half Moon Bay, Duck Island, Beaumaris Bay. Excerpt: Port Phillip (also commonly referred to as Port Phillip Bay or (locally) just The Bay) is a large bay in southern Victoria, Australia; it is the location of Melbourne. Geographically, the bay covers 1,930 square kilometres (480,000 acres) and the shore stretches roughly 264 km (164 mi). Although it is extremely shallow for its size, most of the bay is navigable. The deepest portion is only 24 metres (79 ft), and half the region is shallower than 8 m (26 ft). The volume of the water in the bay is around 25 cubic kilometres (6.0 cu mi). The area around Port Phillip was originally part of the Watha...