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Wilsons Promontory

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the park. In September 2011 public access to Tidal River was reopened following repair of the main access road, and the bridge at Darby River. All sections of the park south of Tidal River were closed while further repairs of tracks and footpaths were undertaken. The park was fully re-opened by Easter of 2012.
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In March 2011 a significant rainfall event led to major flooding of the Tidal River camping area. The bridge over Darby River was cut, leaving no vehicle access to Tidal River, leading to the evacuation of all visitors by helicopter over the following days, and the closure of the southern section of
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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. The promontory is surrounded by a scatter of small granite islands which, collectively, form the
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There are overnight hiking tracks with two key circuits, one in the north and one in the south. The southern circuit is more popular with overnight hikers with several camping areas suited to wild camping. Camping is only allowed in the designated areas to reduce damage to the bush.
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Tourists may choose basic or glam, cabins or camping (powered/unpowered) if they wish to stay inside Wilsons Promontory National Park. Many however choose to stay in accommodation just outside the Park in
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is the main river in Wilsons Promontory. The river runs into Norman Bay and swells with the tide. The river is a very fascinating colour, a purple-yellow. This is due to the large number of
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The promontory is also known as "Yiruk" or "Wamoon" by some traditional owner groups. From the early 19th century, it has also been known as Wilsons Promontory. It was given this name by
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Despite Wilson being significant enough for such a large amount of land to be named in his honour, he had slipped into obscurity until 2023, when new research was published by the
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The peninsula is also home to two large sets of dunes, the Big Drift and Little Drift. They are not very well-known but sometimes visited by hikers and suitable for sandboarding.
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is the second major river, with extensive alluvial flats and meanders. It was the site of the original park entrance and accommodation area from 1909 to the Second World War.
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of New South Wales, as Eastern Australia was then known, in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He was a member of both the Society for Promoting Natural History and the
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people, who consider the promontory to be their traditional country/land. The land is now owned by the Boonwurung, Bunurong and Gunaikurnai people.
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Wilsons Promontory is home to many marsupials, native birds and other creatures. One of the most common marsupials found on the promontory is the
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which lies 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of the park boundary and is the focus for tourism and recreation. This park is managed by
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was also carried out in a cove at Wilsons Promontory from at least 1837. It was still underway in 1843 at Lady's Bay (Refuge Cove).
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and supporter of Flinders. White dedicated his far-reaching and substantial account of the First Fleet to Wilson, entitled
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Throughout the 1880s and '90s a public campaign to protect the area as a national park was waged, including by the
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Erosion damage caused by the March 2011 floods, as viewed southwards towards Lilly Pilly Gully in March 2012.
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Looking south from Mount Oberon on Wilsons Promontory towards the southern tip of the Australian mainland.
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in January 1798. He initially referred to it as "Furneaux's Land" in his diary, believing it to be what
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The Pursuit of Wonder: How Australia's Landscape was Explored, Nature Discovered and Tourism Unleashed
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is the southernmost tip of Wilsons Promontory and hence of mainland Australia. Located at nearby
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along the western coast indicate that the inhabitants subsisted on a seafood diet.
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started to return to the area to rest and calve in the sheltered bays along with
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Garnet, J. Roslyn, (with additional chapters by Terry Synan and Daniel Catrice)
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he was convinced that the location was so different it could not be that land.
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Climate data for Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse (39.13° S, 146.42° E)
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An archaeological survey of sealing & whaling sites in Victoria
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have been established, the area holds a variety of marine life and
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training ground. The only settlement within Wilsons Promontory is
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The promontory is mentioned in dreamtime stories, including the
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myths. It is considered the home of the spirit ancestor of the
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as viewed from the summit of Mount Oberon. The settlement of
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was conducted in the area in the 19th century. Shore-based
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on the recommendation of Matthew Flinders and George Bass:
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A map of the burned area from Prom Map, Parks Victoria.
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people at least 6,500 years prior to European arrival.
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Index

Wilson's Promontory

Map showing the location of Wilsons Promontory
Victoria
Gippsland
Victoria
39°02′S 146°23′E / 39.033°S 146.383°E / -39.033; 146.383
peninsula
Australian
Victoria
South Point
39°08′06″S 146°22′32″E / 39.13500°S 146.37556°E / -39.13500; 146.37556
South East Point
39°07′S 146°25′E / 39.117°S 146.417°E / -39.117; 146.417
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse
Wilsons Promontory National Park
Wilsons Promontory Marine National Park


Tidal River
Tidal River
Koori
Middens
Bollum-Baukan
Loo-errn
Tiddalik
Brataualung clan
Gunai
Boon wurrung
George Bass

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