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Wilsons Promontory

Wilsons Promontory
Peninsula
Wilsons prom 3.jpg
Looking south from Mount Oberon on Wilsons Promontory towards the southern tip of the Australian mainland.
Nickname: The Prom
Country Australia
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°E / -39.033; 146.383Coordinates: 39°02′S 146°23′E / 39.033°S 146.383°E / -39.033; 146.383
Lowest point South Point
 - elevation 0 m (0 ft)
 - coordinates 39°08′06″S 146°22′32″E / 39.13500°S 146.37556°E / -39.13500; 146.37556
National parks
Location of Wilsons Promontory in Victoria

The Wilsons Promontory is a peninsula that forms the southernmost part of the Australian mainland and is located in the state of Victoria. It is known to the indigenous Gunai/Kurnai and the Boonerwrung Clans as Yiruk and Wammum respectively.

South Point at 39°08′06″S 146°22′32″E / 39.13500°S 146.37556°E / -39.13500; 146.37556 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 / -39.117; 146.417) 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.


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