Wilsons Promontory is a peninsula that forms the southernmost part of the Australian mainland and is located at . A peninsula is a piece of land that is nearly surrounded by Water but connected to Mainland via an Isthmus. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. South Point is the southernmost tip of Wilsons Promontory and hence of mainland Australia. This is an article about South Point on Wilsons Promontory, Victoria, Australia; see also South Point (disambiguation Located at nearby South East Point, () is the Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse. South East Point (larger South East Point Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse is situated on South East Point Wilsons Promontory, Victoria, Australia.
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Human History
The first European to see the promontory was George Bass in Jan 1798. George Bass, British naval surgeon and explorer of Australia ( 30 January 1771 - 1803 was born at Aswarby a hamlet near Sleaford, Year 1798 ( MDCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a [1] He initially referred to it as "Furneaux's Land" in his diary, believing it to be what Captain Furneaux had previously seen. Captain Tobias Furneaux ( August 21, 1735 – September 19, 1781) was an English Navigator and Royal Navy officer 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. Port Jackson, containing Sydney Harbour, is the natural harbour of Sydney Australia Captain Matthew Flinders, RN (16 March 1774 – 19 July 1814 was one of the most successful navigators and cartographers of his age Bass and Flinders recommended the name Wilson's Promontory to Governor Hunter, honouring Flinders' friend from London Thomas Wilson. Vice-Admiral John Hunter, RN ( 29 August 1737 &ndash 13 March 1821) was a British naval officer and colonial London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Little is known of Wilson except that he was a merchant engaged in trade with Australia. [2]
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. Wilsons Promontory National Park, commonly known as Wilsons Prom or The Prom, is a national park in the Gippsland region of Victoria ( Australia The site was closed to the public during World War II, as it was used as a commando training ground. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including In Military science, the term commando can refer to an individual a Military unit, or a raiding style of military operation. The only settlement within Wilsons Promontory is Tidal River which lies 30 km south of the park boundary and is the focus for tourism and recreation. Tidal River is a river in Wilsons Promontory National Park, Wilsons Promontory, Victoria, Australia. This park is managed by Parks Victoria [1]
In 2005 a burn started by staff got out of control and burnt 13% of the park, causing the evacuation of campers. [2]
Geography
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.
Rivers
Tidal River is the main river in Wilson Promontory. Tidal River is a river in Wilsons Promontory National Park, Wilsons Promontory, Victoria, Australia. It runs into Norman Bay and swells with the tide (hence the name 'Tidal River'). The river is a very interesting colour, a purple-yellow. This is due to the large amount of tea trees in the area, which stain the water with tannin, giving it a tea-like appearance. Tannins are Astringent, bitter plant Polyphenols that either bind and Precipitate or shrink Proteins The astringency from the tannins is what
Wildlife
Wilsons Promontory is home to many marsupials, native birds and other creatures. One of the most common marsupials found in the prom is the wombat, which can be found in much of the park (especially around camp-sites where it has been known to invade tents searching for food). The peninsula is also home to kangaroos, wallabies, koalas and emus. A kangaroo is a Marsupial from the family Macropodidae (macropods meaning 'large foot' The Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus is a thickset Arboreal Marsupial herbivore native to Australia, and the only extant The Emu ( Dromaius novaehollandiae, is the largest Bird native to Australia and the only extant member of the Genus Some of the most common birds found on the promontory include crimson rosellas, yellow-tailed black cockatoos and superb fairy-wrens.
References
- Wilsons Promontory Resources, Parks Victoria [3]
- ^ A Voyage to Terra Australis by Matthew Flinders, available at Project Gutenberg. Project Gutenberg, abbreviated as PG, is a volunteer effort to Digitize, archive and distribute Cultural works
- ^ The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders by Ernest Scott, available at Project Gutenberg. Project Gutenberg, abbreviated as PG, is a volunteer effort to Digitize, archive and distribute Cultural works
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