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Cape Schanck is a locality in the Australian state of Victoria. It is the southernmost tip of the Mornington Peninsula and separates the wild ocean waters of Bass Strait from the slightly calmer waters of Western Port. The most recognisable symbol of Cape Schanck is the Cape Schanck Lighthouse. The lighthouse was built in 1859 and was the second lighthouse built in Victoria. A prominent rock outcrop is Pulpit Rock and stands out at the very tip of the cape. Cape Schanck is also home to the RACV Resort Cape Schanck on Boneo Road which includes an eighteen-hole golf course and The National Golf Club on Cups Drive. British-Australian artist Georgiana McCrae produced many of her paintings at Cape Schanck. ==History== The location was named in 1800 after Captain John Schank, R.N. by Lieutenant James Grant sailing on the ''Lady Nelson''.〔 , cited in Bird (2006) 〕〔 〕〔 〕 Shanck had designed the raised keel (or centreboard) on the ''Lady Nelson''. Nicolas Baudin called it Cap Richelieu when he sailed past on the Géographe on 30 March 1802.〔 , cited in Bird (2006) 〕 Cape Schanck Post Office opened around March 1879 and closed in 1962. In 1893 a steamship, the SS ''Alert'', sank off the coast at Cape Schanck during a storm. It was rediscovered after 113 years on the ocean floor in June 2007. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cape Schanck, Victoria」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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