Warrnambool is a regional city on the south-western coast of Victoria, Australia, located in the municipality City of Warrnambool, with a population of 28,200. It is at the western end of the Great Ocean Road, but is more quickly reached along the Princes Highway, 265 kilometres and 3 1/2 hours from Melbourne by road or rail.
The word Warrnambool comes from the local Indigenous Australians name for a nearby volcanic cone. It has been interpreted ...
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Warrnambool is a regional city on the south-western coast of Victoria, Australia, located in the municipality City of Warrnambool, with a population of 28,200. It is at the western end of the Great Ocean Road, but is more quickly reached along the Princes Highway, 265 kilometres and 3 1/2 hours from Melbourne by road or rail.
The word Warrnambool comes from the local Indigenous Australians name for a nearby volcanic cone. It has been interpreted to mean many things including “land between two rivers”, "two swamps" or "ample water".
The treacherous coast near the city is known as the "Shipwreck Coast" and evidence suggests the first ships to arrive were among the earliest international explorers. The legend of the Mahogany Ship is strongly linked to the city.
Many believe the first Europeans to discover the area were Portuguese sailors, who surveyed the coastline nearby and possibly marooned near the site of the present town as early as the 1500s, however this is currently unproven....
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