About: Swan Bay

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The Swan Bay is a shallow, 30-square-kilometre (12 sq mi) marine embayment at the eastern end of the Bellarine Peninsula in Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia. The township of Queenscliff lies at its southern end, and St Leonards at its northern. It is partly separated from Port Phillip by Swan Island, Duck Island and Edwards Point. Most of the area is included in the Port Phillip Heads Marine National Park as well as being listed as a wetland of international importance under the Ramsar Convention as part of the Port Phillip Bay (Western Shoreline) and Bellarine Peninsula Ramsar Site. The bay is part of the Swan Bay and Port Phillip Bay Islands Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because of its importance for orange-bellied parrots, waders and seabirds.

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  • The Swan Bay is a shallow, 30-square-kilometre (12 sq mi) marine embayment at the eastern end of the Bellarine Peninsula in Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia. The township of Queenscliff lies at its southern end, and St Leonards at its northern. It is partly separated from Port Phillip by Swan Island, Duck Island and Edwards Point. Most of the area is included in the Port Phillip Heads Marine National Park as well as being listed as a wetland of international importance under the Ramsar Convention as part of the Port Phillip Bay (Western Shoreline) and Bellarine Peninsula Ramsar Site. The bay is part of the Swan Bay and Port Phillip Bay Islands Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because of its importance for orange-bellied parrots, waders and seabirds. Matthew Flinders named the bay "Swan Ponds" after its black swans, up to 2,700 of which can be seen in summer and early autumn. (en)
  • Swan Bay är en vik i Australien. Den ligger i delstaten Victoria, omkring 53 kilometer sydväst om delstatshuvudstaden Melbourne. Genomsnittlig årsnederbörd är 939 millimeter. Den regnigaste månaden är juni, med i genomsnitt 128 mm nederbörd, och den torraste är januari, med 44 mm nederbörd. (sv)
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  • Australia (en)
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  • Swan Bay at low tide, looking north from Queenscliff (en)
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  • Map of Swan Bay (en)
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  • Yarram Creek, Frederick Mason Creek (en)
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  • Duck, Mangrove, Rabbit, Sand, Stingaree, Swan, Tip (en)
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  • Swan Bay (en)
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  • A map of Victoria, Australia with a mark indicating the location of Swan Bay (en)
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  • Swan Bay är en vik i Australien. Den ligger i delstaten Victoria, omkring 53 kilometer sydväst om delstatshuvudstaden Melbourne. Genomsnittlig årsnederbörd är 939 millimeter. Den regnigaste månaden är juni, med i genomsnitt 128 mm nederbörd, och den torraste är januari, med 44 mm nederbörd. (sv)
  • The Swan Bay is a shallow, 30-square-kilometre (12 sq mi) marine embayment at the eastern end of the Bellarine Peninsula in Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia. The township of Queenscliff lies at its southern end, and St Leonards at its northern. It is partly separated from Port Phillip by Swan Island, Duck Island and Edwards Point. Most of the area is included in the Port Phillip Heads Marine National Park as well as being listed as a wetland of international importance under the Ramsar Convention as part of the Port Phillip Bay (Western Shoreline) and Bellarine Peninsula Ramsar Site. The bay is part of the Swan Bay and Port Phillip Bay Islands Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because of its importance for orange-bellied parrots, waders and seabirds. (en)
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  • Swan Bay (en)
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