It is bounded to the north by Moldavia Walk and Solvay Road, to the south by Strathfield Terrace, and in the west and east by Gulf St Vincent and the Port River respectively.

[7] The suburb is served by Ocean View College P-12 on Gedville Road and Our Lady of the Visitation Catholic Primary School.

The heritage-listed Fort Largs site, together with a parcel of coastal frontage land immediately to the north and also formerly part of the Police Academy site, was placed on the market by the state government in 2014 to recoup the cost of constructing new Police Academy buildings.

[8] Further to the north, the site is bordered by a former sand quarry in the coastal foredune, officially known as White Hollow Reserve but popularly known as the "Snakepit".

Roy Marten Park, the primary recreational reserve in the suburb, lies to the north of the Fort Largs Police Academy, between the "Snakepit" and Military Road.