Arthurs Seat is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Mornington Peninsula. Melbourne is the capital and largest city of the state of Victoria, and the second largest city in Australia, with a population of 3,600,650 in the Melbourne metropolitan area (June 2004) and 52,118 in the City of Melbourne (which covers only the central city area). ... Motto: Peace and Prosperity Nickname: Garden State Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Government Governor Premier Const. ... The Shire of Mornington Peninsula is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. ...

Arthurs Seat was named after a prominent point in Edinburgh, Scotland, home of Governor Arthur Phillip, after whom the adjacent Port Phillip is named. It now forms part of the Nepean State Park. Edinburghs location in Scotland Edinburgh viewed from Arthurs Seat. ... Scotland (Alba in Scottish Gaelic) is a country in northwest Europe, occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain. ... Admiral Arthur Phillip (1786 portrait by Francis Wheatley, National Portrait Gallery, London) Admiral Arthur Phillip (11 October 1738 _ 31 August 1814) was a British naval officer, governor of the first European settlement in Australia and founder of the city of Sydney. ... There is also Local Government Area called the City of Port Phillip. ...

The underlying rocks are Devonian granite, bounded to the west by the Selwyn Fault. The vegetation consists of dry open forest of mixed eucalypt species, which was extensively burnt during the Ash Wednesday bushfires in 1993. The Ash Wednesday fires were an Australian natural disaster which occurred in February 1983. ...

Tourist attractions located at Arthurs Seat include the Chairlift, a Maze, 'Seawinds' Homestead, and two restaurants.