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Wilsons Promontory Marine National Park

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Wilsons Promontory Marine National Park extends along 70 kilometres of mainland coastline and covers 15,550 hectares of Wilson's Promontory National Park. It provides spectacular underwater scenery with regionally rare granite cliffs plunging below the surface.

Flora & Fauna - The park is home to penguins, seabirds, Australian Fur Seals, sponges, ascidians, sea whips,Blue Gropers, Moray Eels the Great White Shark, harmless sharks, Stingrays, Octopuses, and abundant fish including pink Barber Perch, Butterfly Perch & Boarfish

In deep areas under ledges or in caves are fascinating sponge 'gardens'. These are dominated by huge sponges, sea-fans, bright orange, blue or grey sea-lace colonies, coloured seatulips and beds of long, slender sea-whips.Huge granite boulders or pinnacles rise from the sparkling white or yellow sand, topped by carpets of multi-coloured seaweed.

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Getting There
200 km drive from Melbourne 3 hour drive from Melbourne via the South Gippsland Highway turn south at Meeniyan and Fish Creek, or Foster Tidal River, where the main visitor facilities are, is 30 km inside the park boundary Limited public transport is available

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Getting There200 km drive from Melbourne 3 hour drive from Melbourne via the South Gippsland Highway turn south at Meeniyan and Fish Creek, or Foster Tidal River, where the main visitor facilities are, is 30 km inside the park boundary Limited public transport is available
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