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Memoir of a Chart of Port Philip
Surveyed in October 1803
by Lieut James Tuckey
of His Majestys Ship
Calcutta.-
Port Philip lies in the bottom of a deep bay between Cape Albany Otway & and Point Schank, coming from the Westward the entrance is easily discovered by a single high bluff head land without trees, about 3 leags. from the Port, (Westward).* The land around is low and covered with trees. On approaching the entrance with the ebb tide a violent surf appears to break across, leaving no apparent Channel; this however is merely caused by the tide which runs 6 knots meeting the Southerly wind,
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* Called Whale head by Captain Woodriff
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