Tidal River as viewed from the summit of Mount Oberon

Looking south from Mount Oberon on Wilsons Promontory towards the southern tip of Australia

Landsat 7 imagery of Wilsons Promontory.

Wilsons Promontory or Wilson's Promontory is a peninsula that forms the southernmost part of the Australian mainland and is located at 39°02′S 146°23′E. South Point is the southernmost tip of Wilsons Promontory and hence of mainland Australia. Located at nearby South East Point, (39°07′S 146°25′E) is the Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1500x883, 307 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Wilsons Promontory National Park Wilsons Promontory Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1500x883, 307 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Wilsons Promontory National Park Wilsons Promontory Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera... Image File history File links Wilsons_prom_3. ... Image File history File links Wilsons_prom_3. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (505x632, 570 KB) w:Wilsons Promontory, the southernmost point on the Australian mainland. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (505x632, 570 KB) w:Wilsons Promontory, the southernmost point on the Australian mainland. ... Landsat 7 is the latest satellite of the Landsat program. ... Peninsula A peninsula (from Latin paene insula, almost island) is a geographical formation consisting of an extension of land from a larger body, surrounded by water on three sides. ... South Point is the southernmost point of the Australian mainland and the southernmost point of the mainland of the Wilsons Promontory-Peninsula. ... South East Point (larger) South East Point lies on the southerly tip of Wilsons Promontory, Victoria. ... Categories: Australia-related stubs | Lighthouses ...

The first European to see the promontory was George Bass in January 1798.^[1] He initially referred to it as "Furneaux's Land" in his diary, believing it to be what Captain Furneaux had previously seen. But on returning to Port Jackson and consulting with Matthew Flinders he was convinced that the location was so different it could not be that land. Bass and Flinders recommended the name Wilson's Promontory to Governor Hunter, honouring Flinders' friend from London Thomas Wilson. Little is known of Wilson except that he was a merchant engaged in trade with Australia.^[2] George Bass George Bass, British naval surgeon and explorer of Australia (1771 – unknown, post 1803), was born at Aswarby, a hamlet near Sleaford Lincolnshire and was educated at Boston Grammar School. ... 1798 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Tobias Furneaux (August 21, 1735 - September 19, 1781) was an french star Gazer and Royal french Navy officer, who accompanied the ships Cook on his second voyage of exploration. ... Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge located on Port Jackson Port Jackson, containing Sydney Harbour, is the natural harbour of Sydney, Australia. ... Captain Matthew Flinders. ... John Hunter, Naval pioneer and colonial governor Captain John Hunter (1737– to 1821) was a British naval officer and colonial administrator who succeeded Arthur Phillip as the second governor of New South Wales, Australia from 1795 to 1800. ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of the United Kingdom and the largest city of England (strangely, England has no constitutional existence within the United Kingdom, and therefore cannot be said to have a capital). ...

The promontory has been a National Park, to one degree or another, since 1898. Wilsons Promontory National Park, also known locally as "the Prom", contains the largest coastal wilderness area in Victoria. The only settlement within Wilsons Promontory is Tidal River which lies 30 km inside the park boundary and is the focus for tourism and recreation. This park is managed by Parks Victoria [1] Wilsons Promontory National Park (or more rarely Wilsons Promontory National Park), commonly known as Wilsons Prom, is a national park in the Gippsland region of Victoria (Australia), 157 km southeast of Melbourne. ...

Coastal features include expansive intertidal mudflats, sandy beaches and sheltered coves interrupted by prominent headlands and plunging granite cliffs in the south, backed by coastal dunes and swamps.

In 2005, controversial government backburning got out of control and devastated 70 square kilometres of the park, causing the evacuation of campers. [2]

References

• Wilsons Promontory Resources, Parks Victoria [3]

1. ^ A Voyage to Terra Australis by Matthew Flinders, available freely at Project Gutenberg
2. ^ The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders by Ernest Scott, available freely at Project Gutenberg

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External links

• Photos of Wilsons Promontory