Trip - Cape Schanck

Cape Schanck is the southernmost tip of the Mornington Peninsula and separates the wild ocean waters of Bass Strait from the slightly calmer waters of Western Port.

The location have been named after Captain Schanck (Schank), an English Navy captain and contemporary of Matthew Flinders, who was also famous for designing the raised keel used on naval vessels so as to allow navigation in shallow waters. One of the ships, the Lady Nelson, incorporating this design was used extensively in exploration of the southern coast of Australia from 1800.The symbol of Cape Schanck is the Cape Schanck Lighthouse, built in 1859 (the second lighthouse built in Victoria).


Location: 88 km from Melbourne

More info on wikipedia.