Cape Nelson State Park
Protected area in Victoria, Australia
38°25′18″S 141°32′28″E / 38.42167°S 141.54111°E / -38.42167; 141.54111The Cape Nelson State Park, near Portland on Victoria's southwest coast is a 243-hectare (600-acre) state park.[1] Attractions include a 3-kilometre (2 mi) clifftop walk and a visit to the Cape Nelson lighthouse. The lighthouse was completed in 1884 and today offers accommodation in the Light Station Keepers Cottages.[2] Part of the route of the Great South West Walk is located within the park.[3]
Fauna include the Heath Mouse, Red-necked Wallaby and Echidna. The main vegetation types are listed as Soap Mallee, Heath and Wet Heath.
The Cape Nelson lighthouse featured in the 2010 romantic drama South Solitary.[4] The film provides good coverage of the interior of the lighthouse, cottage features and the landscape.
Climate
Cape Nelson has an warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen: Csb) with comfortable, dry summers and mild, wet winters.
| Climate data for Cape Nelson Lighthouse (38º26'S, 141º32'E, 45 m AMSL) (1995-2024 normals and extremes) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 42.4 (108.3) | 39.8 (103.6) | 40.6 (105.1) | 35.2 (95.4) | 28.3 (82.9) | 21.0 (69.8) | 20.0 (68.0) | 25.2 (77.4) | 29.3 (84.7) | 35.0 (95.0) | 37.1 (98.8) | 45.1 (113.2) | 45.1 (113.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 21.4 (70.5) | 21.3 (70.3) | 20.3 (68.5) | 18.4 (65.1) | 16.2 (61.2) | 14.3 (57.7) | 13.8 (56.8) | 14.5 (58.1) | 16.0 (60.8) | 17.3 (63.1) | 18.6 (65.5) | 19.9 (67.8) | 17.7 (63.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 14.8 (58.6) | 15.1 (59.2) | 14.1 (57.4) | 12.4 (54.3) | 10.8 (51.4) | 9.1 (48.4) | 8.4 (47.1) | 8.7 (47.7) | 9.5 (49.1) | 10.5 (50.9) | 12.0 (53.6) | 13.1 (55.6) | 11.5 (52.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 6.6 (43.9) | 8.1 (46.6) | 7.5 (45.5) | 5.8 (42.4) | 3.0 (37.4) | 2.9 (37.2) | 1.4 (34.5) | 2.3 (36.1) | 3.0 (37.4) | 3.5 (38.3) | 4.8 (40.6) | 5.7 (42.3) | 1.4 (34.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 31.7 (1.25) | 25.3 (1.00) | 34.7 (1.37) | 46.3 (1.82) | 75.2 (2.96) | 90.4 (3.56) | 100.6 (3.96) | 97.5 (3.84) | 71.4 (2.81) | 51.9 (2.04) | 43.5 (1.71) | 39.0 (1.54) | 703.1 (27.68) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 4.4 | 3.6 | 6.2 | 8.4 | 12.6 | 13.7 | 15.2 | 16.8 | 12.2 | 9.2 | 6.7 | 5.5 | 114.5 |
| Average afternoon relative humidity (%) | 68 | 70 | 69 | 71 | 73 | 74 | 73 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 70 | 67 | 70 |
| Average dew point °C (°F) | 12.5 (54.5) | 13.3 (55.9) | 12.2 (54.0) | 11.0 (51.8) | 10.0 (50.0) | 8.5 (47.3) | 7.9 (46.2) | 7.8 (46.0) | 8.4 (47.1) | 8.8 (47.8) | 10.6 (51.1) | 11.1 (52.0) | 10.2 (50.3) |
| Source: Bureau of Meteorology[5] | |||||||||||||
See also
Australia portal
environment portal
References
- ^ "Cape Nelson State Park". Official website. Parks Victoria. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
- ^ Australia’s iconic lighthouses, Australian Geographic, 26 July 2010
- ^ Chapman, John (9 October 2011). "Great South West Walk". Victorian bushwalking. Laburnum: John Chapman. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- ^ Film Titles With Location Matching "Cape Nelson, Victoria, Australia". International Movie Data Base (IMDb), retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ^ "Hamilton Island Airport Climate Statistics". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
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