Crib Point, Victoria
| Crib Point Melbourne, Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 38°21′47″S 145°12′07″E / 38.363°S 145.202°ECoordinates: 38°21′47″S 145°12′07″E / 38.363°S 145.202°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 2,839 (2011)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 451/km2 (1,167/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3919 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 6.3 km2 (2.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Shire of Mornington Peninsula | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Hastings | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Flinders | ||||||||||||||
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Crib Point is a town in, Victoria, Australia, as a part of the urban enclave on Western Port comprising Bittern, Crib Point, Hastings, Tyabb, and Somerville. Its local government area is the Shire of Mornington Peninsula.
Crib Point is served by three railway stations: Morradoo, Crib Point and Stony Point, the latter of which is the terminus of the greater-metropolitan Stony Point line.
Crib Point Post Office opened on 18 July 1890.[2]
The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League.
It is situated near the HMAS Cerberus naval base.
It is situated opposite a park that has a long stretch of mangroves.
The Victorian Maritime Centre is situated at 220 The Esplanade, Crib Point [www.maritimecentre.com.au] The museum houses many artifacts of both the Royal Australian Navy and the Merchant Navy. A great place to visit. Opening times: Saturday & Sunday 10am to 3pm.
Climate[edit]
Crib Point has an oceanic climate with relative small thermal differences between seasons, but is still prone to temperature extremes upon northerly winds both in summer and winter.
| Climate data for HMAS Cerberus (1991-2017 normals) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 44.1 (111.4) |
45.8 (114.4) |
39.7 (103.5) |
34.1 (93.4) |
25.6 (78.1) |
21.7 (71.1) |
21.9 (71.4) |
25.1 (77.2) |
28.9 (84.0) |
34.7 (94.5) |
36.8 (98.2) |
42.4 (108.3) |
45.8 (114.4) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 24.5 (76.1) |
25.0 (77.0) |
23.1 (73.6) |
19.8 (67.6) |
16.6 (61.9) |
14.2 (57.6) |
13.6 (56.5) |
14.6 (58.3) |
16.5 (61.7) |
18.6 (65.5) |
20.6 (69.1) |
22.4 (72.3) |
19.1 (66.4) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 13.9 (57.0) |
14.3 (57.7) |
12.6 (54.7) |
10.0 (50.0) |
8.4 (47.1) |
6.8 (44.2) |
6.3 (43.3) |
6.6 (43.9) |
7.6 (45.7) |
8.8 (47.8) |
10.7 (51.3) |
11.9 (53.4) |
9.8 (49.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 5.2 (41.4) |
5.0 (41.0) |
2.2 (36.0) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
1.6 (34.9) |
3.3 (37.9) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 38.4 (1.51) |
39.4 (1.55) |
45.6 (1.80) |
62.4 (2.46) |
68.7 (2.70) |
72.3 (2.85) |
72.7 (2.86) |
75.2 (2.96) |
67.5 (2.66) |
66.8 (2.63) |
54.0 (2.13) |
53.6 (2.11) |
716.6 (28.22) |
| Source: [3] | |||||||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Crib Point (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 April 2008
- ^ "CERBERUS station information". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
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