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A clan is a group ___MASK53___ people united by actual or perceived kinship and descent . Even if lineage details are unknown , clan members may be organized around a founding member or apical ancestor . The kinship - based bonds may be symbolic , whereby the clan shares a " stipulated " common ancestor that is a symbol ___MASK53___ the clan ' s unity . When this " ancestor " is non - human , it is referred to as a totem , which is frequently an animal . The word clan is derived from the Gaelic " clann " meaning " children or progeny " but not " family " in the Irish and the Scottish Gaelic languages . According to the " Oxford English Dictionary ", the word was introduced into English in around 1425 , as a label for the nature ___MASK53___ the society ___MASK53___ the Scottish Highlands ll . Clans in indigenous societies tend to be exogamous , meaning that their members cannot marry one another . Clans preceded more centralized forms ___MASK53___ community organization and government and are in every country . Members may identify with a coat ___MASK53___ arms or other symbol to show they are an independent clan . ___MASK17___ , officially the Commonwealth ___MASK53___ ___MASK17___ , is a country comprising the mainland ___MASK53___ the Australian continent , the island ___MASK53___ Tasmania and numerous smaller islands . It is the world ' s sixth - largest country by total area . The neighbouring countries are Papua New Guinea , Indonesia and East Timor to the north ; the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu to the north - east ; and New Zealand to the south - east . ___MASK17___ ' s capital is Canberra , and its largest urban area is Sydney . Mornington Peninsula Freeway is a freeway in ___MASK92___ , ___MASK60___ , Australia , that provides a link from outer suburban ___MASK92___ to the Mornington Peninsula . The Moorooduc Highway ( also " McMahons ___MASK98___ " / " ___MASK61___ - Flinders ___MASK98___ ") is a 19 km highway which runs from ___MASK61___ to Mount Martha . It is a dual carriageway with two or three lanes each way and , together with the Mornington Peninsula Freeway , was the main arterial road from Melbourne to the Mornington Peninsula until the recent completion ___MASK53___ Peninsula Link . Bass Strait is a sea strait separating ___MASK55___ from the Australian mainland , specifically the state ___MASK53___ ___MASK60___ . Peninsula Link ( ___MASK61___ Bypass ) is a freeway that completes the missing sections ___MASK53___ the Mornington Peninsula Freeway , running from the EastLink interchange at Seaford , Melbourne , running along the eastern fringe ___MASK53___ ___MASK61___ . It runs via Baxter and Moorooduc , almost parallel to the existing arterial Moorooduc Highway . It was opened on 18 January 2013 . The project is a Public Private Partnership ( PPP ) managed by the Linking Melbourne Authority ( formerly SEITA ) and delivered by private sector partner Southern Way , with the State Government providing quarterly payments for delivery under an availability model , with no charges to motorists . The contract with Southern Way to design , construct and finance the freeway was signed in January 2010 , with a total project delivery cost for the two parties being $ 759 million . Construction commenced in February 2010 , with completion expected in early 2013 , with Southern Way to operate and maintain the freeway for the next 25 years . The Victorian Parliament enacted legislation , the Road Management Amendment ( Peninsula Link ) Act 2012 in November 2012 to confer rights on the private operator to manage and maintain the road . ___MASK61___ Freeway is a very short stretch ___MASK53___ Melbourne freeway that was designed to upgrade Wells Road to freeway standard in the 1970s and provides a link from suburban Melbourne to ___MASK61___ . The freeway has previously been congested in holiday months due to missing section ___MASK53___ the Mornington Peninsula Freeway ( now known as Peninsula Link ) , which since the opening ___MASK53___ Peninsula Link through traffic has reduced immensely on the ___MASK61___ Freeway . The ___MASK61___ Freeway is now mostly used by local traffic ( as through traffic now exit EastLink onto Peninsula Link and vice versa ) . The freeway is a major express link - in and out ___MASK53___ the largest city to the south ___MASK53___ Melbourne or near the Mornington Peninsula , which is ___MASK61___ . It saves bumper - to - bumper congestion ( seeing as traffic would have to come from alternate major highways with numerous traffic lights / intersections / roundabouts ) , with traffic coming from Melbourne wanting to enter ___MASK61___ and its surroundings . The freeway connects with three other urban freeways : EastLink ( Tollway ) , Mornington Peninsula Freeway ( northern section ) and Peninsula Link . In the study ___MASK53___ human settlements , an urban agglomeration is an extended city or town area comprising the built - up area ___MASK53___ a central place (" usually a municipality ") and any suburbs linked by continuous urban area . INSEE , the French Statistical Institute , uses the term " unité urbaine ", which means continuous urbanized area . However , because ___MASK53___ differences in definitions ___MASK53___ what does and does not constitute an " agglomeration ", as well as variations and limitations in statistical or geographical methodology , it can be problematic to compare different agglomerations around the world . It may not be clear , for instance , whether an area should be considered to be a satellite and part ___MASK53___ an agglomeration , or a distinct entity in itself . The Mornington Peninsula is a peninsula located ___MASK54___ - east ___MASK53___ Melbourne , Australia . It is surrounded by Port Phillip to the west , Western Port to the east and Bass Strait to the ___MASK54___ , and is connected to the mainland in the north . Geographically , the peninsula begins its protrusion from the mainland in the area between Pearcedale and Frankston . The area was originally home to the " Mayone - bulluk " and " Boonwurrung - Balluk " clans and formed part ___MASK53___ the Boonwurrung nation ' s territory prior to European settlement . The Yarra Valley is the name given to the region surrounding the Yarra ___MASK40___ in ___MASK60___ , Australia . The river originates approximately 90 kilometres east of the Melbourne central business district and flows towards it and out into Port Phillip Bay . The name Yarra Valley is used in reference to the upper regions surrounding the Yarra ___MASK40___ and generally does not encompass the lower regions including the city and suburban areas , where the topography flattens out , or the upper reaches which are in inaccessible bushland . Included in the Yarra Valley is the sub - region of Upper Yarra ( or the Upper Yarra Valley ) which encompasses the towns of the former Shire of Upper Yarra in the catchment area upstream of and including Woori Yallock . The Yarra Valley is a popular day - trip and tourist area , featuring a range of natural features and agricultural produce , as well as the Lilydale to Warburton Rail Trail . ___MASK92___ is the capital and ___MASK46___ populous city ___MASK53___ the Australian state ___MASK53___ ___MASK60___ , and the second - ___MASK46___ populous city in Australia . The name " ___MASK92___ " refers to an urban agglomeration spanning which comprises the broader metropolitan area , as well as being the common name for its city centre . The metropolis is located on the large natural bay ___MASK53___ Port Phillip and expands into the hinterlands towards the Dandenong and Macedon mountain ranges , Mornington Peninsula and Yarra Valley . ___MASK92___ consists ___MASK53___ 31 municipalities . It has a population ___MASK53___ 4 , 529 , 500 , and its inhabitants are called Melburnians . Western Port , commonly but unofficially known as Western Port Bay , is a large tidal bay in southern ___MASK60___ , Australia , opening into Bass Strait . It is the second largest bay in the state . Geographically , it is dominated by the two large islands ; French Island and Phillip Island . Contrary to its name , it lies to the east of the larger Port Phillip , and is separated from it by the Mornington Peninsula . It is visited by Australian fur seals , whales and dolphins , as well as many migratory waders and seabirds . It is listed under the Ramsar Convention as a wetland of international significance . Port Phillip ( also commonly referred to as Port Phillip Bay or ( locally ) just The Bay ), is a large bay in southern ___MASK60___ , Australia ; it is the location of Melbourne . Geographically , the bay covers and the shore stretches roughly . Although it is extremely shallow for its size , most of the bay is navigable . The deepest portion is only , and half the region is shallower than . The volume of the water in the bay is around .