Point Culver

{{Short description|Headland on south coast of Western Australia}}

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Point Culver is a headland on the south coast of Western Australia. It is located at {{coord|32|54|S|124|41|E|display=inline,title}}, near the western end of the Great Australian Bight. The point marks the western end of the Baxter Cliffs, which extend eastwards for nearly {{convert|200|km}} along the coast.

It was discovered on 18 January 1801 by Matthew Flinders:{{sfnp |Flinders |1814 |p=92 }}

{{blockquote |text=The shore curved round here, and took a more eastern direction; and the bank of level land, which continued to run along behind it, approached very near to the water side. Three leagues further on it formed cliffs upon the coast; and a projecting part of them, which I called Point Culver, bore N. 77° E. four leagues: this was the furthest land in sight.}}

The white cliffs reminded Flinders of the cliffs of Culver Down on the Isle of Wight.{{cn |date=April 2025}}

The area was explored by land in the 1860s.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article66013713 |title=JOURNAL OF AN EXPEDITION TO POINT CULVER, IN THE AUSTRALIAN BIGHT. I. |newspaper=The Inquirer & Commercial News (Perth, WA : 1855 - 1901) |location=Perth, WA |date=23 September 1863 |accessdate=30 June 2012 |page=3 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}

It defines part of the coast where there are three possible locations of access by boat, Toolinna Cove and Twilight Cove being the other two locations.