Fort Nepean is located in (Point Nepean National Park), the southwestern tip of Cape Endoen National Park at the southwestern end of (Mornington Peninsula) in the Monington Peninsula, southern Victoria, and the nearest town is Portsea..
Fort Nepean is a military fortress that was an important part of Australia's defense system from the 1880s to 1945. Located at the southwestern end of the Monington Peninsula, the Fortress is located at the southwestern end of the Monington Peninsula, across the Bay of Victory (Victory Bight) from the (Bellarine Peninsula) of Bellingla Peninsula, less than 4 kilometers away from each other, guarding the maritime throat portal into Melbourne.
With the evacuation of the coastal artillery from, Fort Nepean after World War II and its opening to the public, there is not only the vast coastline of the Monington Peninsula, but also the fortress work and various military installations left behind.
