Seaholme: Altona Boat Ramp - Altona Road - Port Phillip Bay
Altona Boat Ramp lies along Port Phillip Bay, on the low, open shoreline of Melbourne’s western suburbs. At the Altona Road end of the waterfront, it provides direct access to the bay for recreational boats and sits beside a foreshore of beaches, coastal vegetation and rock protection. The surrounding Altona area belongs to the City of Hobsons Bay and developed from a small settlement into a suburban and industrial district; its name was taken from Altona near Hamburg, Germany. Port Phillip Bay defines this stretch of coast, enclosing Melbourne’s broad waterfront and supporting beachgoing, maritime activity and recreational boating. The ramp connects local boat traffic with the bay rather than the open ocean.
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