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Trip to Port Philip Bay and Mornington Peninsula | |||||||||||
Mornington
Peninsula is the most popular informal recreational area in Victoria.
The Shire is a boot-shaped promontory separating two contrasting bays:
the Port Phillip and Western Port Bays. Mornington Peninsula contains
a diversity of scenic landscapes and is almost surrounded by the sea,
with coastal boundaries of over 190 kilometres.
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Guided
by Dr. Stephenson, the study group visited Port Philip Bay to see coastal
features of both natural and artificial beaches. The group also studied
management methods and maintenance practices.
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On
the artificial beach visited, students observed a high degree of maintenance.
The area had educational facilities such as information boards. In addition,
the fees collected from a car park built near the beach contribute to
foreshore improvement, including mordialloc foreshore revegetation and
seawall construction. In addition, there are special rules for dogs
on the beach.
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The
purpose of visiting the natural beach was to see its erosional features.
The cliffs were highly eroded so that special features were created;
unconsolidated rock features could be easily found. Therefore, authorities
made special protection to prevent rock collapse.
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The
group also visited a breakwater in Port Philip Bay; students could see
how its construction minimizes the effects of wave energy.
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