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Phillip Island's Penguin Parade is a unique attraction at Phillip Island Nature Park, which preserve 1,805 hectares of land as a conservation site of natural interest. The park, which is located just an hour and a half from Melbourne, is home to the world's smallest penguin species, the fairy penguin, which grows to an average size of 13 inches in height and is native to Australia and New Zealand.
Visitors can view penguins in their natural habitat at a 180-degree elevated viewing platform at Summerland Beach, which offers tiered seating for viewing nightly penguin population processions into their sand dune homes. Additional viewing spaces are offered at the Penguins Plus platform, which provides up-close viewing experiences and park ranger commentary, and the Underground Viewing experience, which offers bird's-eye views in an indoor underground viewing area. A visitor center offers informational displays and puppet play experiences for young children. Map
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