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The Bunurong Marine National Park (/ ˈ b ʌ n ər ɒ ŋ /) is a protected marine national park located off the coast of Cape Paterson in the South Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. The 2,100-hectare (5,200-acre) marine national park is located about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) southwest of Inverloch and about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) off the ...
The 1,203-hectare (2,970-acre) Bunurong Marine Park comprises two separate areas along 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) of coastline and was gazetted on 17 December 1991 (). The broad rock platforms and underwater reefs of Bunurong Marine Park support a remarkable range of habitats, containing a diverse array of plants and animals. [2]
Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary is a 9.7-hectare (24-acre) wildlife sanctuary located in Brighton, Tasmania, Australia.Dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation, and preservation of native Australian animals, Bonorong actively participates in various conservation projects, contributes to breeding programs, research initiatives, and advocacy for the protection of Tasmania's wildlife. [2]
Map all coordinates using ... Bullock Hill Conservation Park; Bunurong Marine and Coastal Park ... Cordillera de Colán National Sanctuary; Coronado National Memorial;
Bunurong Marine National Park is an outstretching middle section of Bunurong Marine Park. The National Park part is about 21 km 2 or about 5 km in length along the coast and stretching from 2.5 km east of Cape Paterson eastwards to a point 6 km south-west of Inverloch, extending seawards for 3 nm to the limit of Victorian waters.
Bunurong women often bore their children at the point. [3] Their name for the point was Boona-djalang, which means 'kangaroo-hide', descriptive of the angular shape of the point akin to a stretched hide. [4] There are 70 registered Aboriginal archaeological sites within the Point Nepean National Park. [5]
Nancy and Jimmy Dunbar died in 1877, the last Bunurong people from the Mordialloc camp. [ 26 ] In 1878 the Minister of Lands, in deciding on the application by George Langridge for 4.0 hectares (10 acres) at Mordialloc "believed to have been reserved for an aboriginal reserve", denied that the Lands department had ever allocated it to such purpose.
The Victorian Desalination Plant also has a 225-hectare park and 8 km of walking, riding and cycling tracks. [3] Seashell collecting is permitted on Wonthaggi Beaches. [17] Swimming Rockpool, Surf Beach Road, Cape Paterson. Safety Beach on Surf Beach Road Cape Paterson is a popular beach because it has a modified rockpool for swimming. [18]