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214. Rams Island - Tombolo

This information has been developed from one or more of these publications:

  • Sites of Geological and Geomorphological Significance in the Westernport Bay Catchment (1984) by Neville Rosengren.
  • Sites of Geological and Geomorphological Significance in the Western Region of Melbourne (1986) by Neville Rosengren
  • Sites of Geological and Geomorphological Significance on the Coast of Port Phillip Bay (1988) by Neville Rosengren.
  • Sites of Environmental Significance in the Flood Plain of the Upper Yarra Valley Region (1983) by Neville Rosengren, Douglas Frood and Kim Lowe (as part of a study of Sites of Environmental Significance by the University of Melbourne for the then Upper Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges Authority).
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Location:Rhyll - 557459. 6 km east of Tortoise Head.

Access:

Walk from Long Point Road.

Ownership:

Crown land.

Geology/Geomorphology:

Rams Island is a small basalt knob surrounded by gravel beaches. A gravel ridge or swashway about 200 m long connects the island to French Island.

Significance:

Local. The island is a very good example of a small tombolo.

Management:

Class 1. No removal of gravel or sand from the site should be permitted. No artificial coastal structures should be built in the area of the site.
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