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Cowes

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Bass Coast Shire Council VIC, PO Box 118, Cowes, VIC 3922
1300 226 278

Description

Cowes is the main township on Phillip Island in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia.

Cowes is the main township on Phillip Island in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. It is about two hours' drive from Melbourne and can also be reached by coach, or passenger ferry from Stony Point on the Mornington Peninsula. Cowes is located on the northern side of Phillip Island and faces towards French Island and the Mornington Peninsula. At the 2016 census, Cowes had a population of 4,839.

History

The area was originally known as Mussel Rocks. In 1865, a government surveyor Henry Cox returned from a holiday retreat in England and named the town he surveyed after the seaport town of Cowes on the Isle of Wight, England. The Post Office opened on 1 August 1869.The Cowes Magistrates' Court closed on 1 January 1990.

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Type: Towns

Population: 1001-10000

Time zone: UTC +11:00

Area: 20.532 km2

Elevation: 11-50 metres

Town elevation: 31 m

Population number: 4,839

Local Government Area: Bass Coast Shire Council

Location

Bass Coast Shire Council VIC, PO Box 118, Cowes, VIC 3922

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This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Cowes, Victoria

Cowes - Localista

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