Wilson's Promontory
| Wilsons Promontory | |
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 Looking south from Mount Oberon on Wilsons Promontory towards the southern tip of the Australian mainland.
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| Nickname: The Prom | |
| Country | Australia |
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| State | Victoria |
| Region | Gippsland |
| Municipality | South Gippsland Shire |
| Landmark | Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse |
| Rivers | Tidal River, Darby River |
| Coordinates | 39°02′S 146°23′E / 39.033°S 146.383°ECoordinates: 39°02′S 146°23′E / 39.033°S 146.383°E |
| Lowest point | South Point |
| - elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| - coordinates | 39°08′06″S 146°22′32″E / 39.13500°S 146.37556°E |
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  Location of Wilsons Promontory in Victoria
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The Wilsons Promontory is a peninsula that forms the southernmost part of the Australian mainland and is located in the state of Victoria.
South Point at 39°08′06″S 146°22′32″E / 39.13500°S 146.37556°E is the southernmost tip of Wilsons Promontory and hence of mainland Australia. Located at nearby South East Point, (39°07′S 146°25′E / 39.117°S 146.417°E) is the Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse. Most of the peninsula is protected by the Wilsons Promontory National Park and the Wilsons Promontory Marine National Park.
Evidence of Aboriginal occupation at Wilsons Promontory dates back at least 6,500 years and the park is highly significant to the Gunai/Kurnai and the Boonerwrung Clans.
The first European to see the promontory was George Bass in January 1798. 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 Matthew Flinders he was convinced that the location was so different it could not be that land. Bass and Flinders recommended the name Wilsons Promontory to Governor Hunter, honouring Flinders's friend from London Thomas Wilson. Little is known of Wilson except that he was a merchant engaged in trade with Australia.
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