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MapSouth Gippsland (Yanakie Isthmus, near Wilsons Promontory)Shallow Inlet

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Shallow Inlet

Shallow Inlet is a large, flat tidal embayment on the western side of the Yanakie Isthmus, three kilometres east of the small holiday town of Sandy Point and near Wilsons Promontory National Park. Wikipedia's Sandy Point article describes it as "a good area for windsurfing and kitesurfing" and notes it has hosted speed sailing records, including a yacht breaking the 50-knot (93 km/h) barrier there in 2009 — evidence of very flat, wind-exposed conditions distinct from Victoria's already-documented bay/beach spots (Altona, Rye, St Kilda).

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typeflat
notesShallow, curving ~18 km2 tidal embayment with a single channel to the sea, sandy spits/bars and extensive intertidal mudflats — flat, sheltered water known for speed sailing (a yacht broke the 50-knot barrier here in 2009).

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Sources: en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org