The Lawrence Rocks are a group of two rocky islets, 6.8ha and 1.5ha in area, with an associated reef, 2.4km south-east of Point Danger in western Victoria, Australia, and about 6km south-east of the city of Portland.[3] Geologically, the group is formed from the remnants of an extinct volcano, with the islets composed of basalt and tuff.[4]
The islets were sighted by Lieutenant James Grant on 5 December 1800 from the survey brig HMS Lady Nelson and named[1]
for Captain Effingham Lawrence,[2]
one of the Elder Brethren of Trinity House.
Image taken aboard Southern Coast Charters of Lawrence Rocks rocky islets in Western Victoria.
Fauna
The Lawrence Rocks are an important breeding site for Australasian gannets
The Nursery, at the eastern side, where there are four caves, one known as the Cockpit with a small chamber at the top, at 38° 24.280′ S, 141° 40.260′ E
North Point, a boulder ridge off the northern end of Lawrence Rocks, at 38° 24.225′ S, 141° 40.004′ E
The Saddle, a gully that cuts through the centre of the rocks, at 38° 24.331′ S, 141° 40.082′ E
The Harbour, an area of gutters, ledges and swim-throughs, at 38° 24.514′ S, 141° 40.136′ E
The wreck of the Emily S, a short distance northeast from Lawrence Rocks.
↑Karen Townrow, An archaeological survey of sealing & whaling sites in Victoria, Heritage Victoria & Australian Heritage Commission, Melbourne, 1997, p.14.
