South Point (Wilsons Promontory)

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This is an article about South Point on Wilsons Promontory, Victoria, Australia; see also South Point (disambiguation)

South Point is the southernmost point of the Australian mainland. [1] It is at the tip of Wilsons Promontory in the state of Victoria and is part of Wilsons Promontory National Park. [2]

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References

  1. Continental Extremities of Australia, Geosciences Australia, retrieved 8 February 2012
  2. "A 4BK VISITOR". The Telegraph . No. 18, 213. Queensland, Australia. 22 April 1931. p. 6 (FINAL). Retrieved 21 March 2019 via National Library of Australia.

Coordinates: 39°08′11″S146°22′29″E / 39.13639°S 146.37472°E / -39.13639; 146.37472