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.
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It is at the tip of Wilsons Promontory in the state of Victoria and is part of Wilsons Promontory National Park.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article184583258 |title=A 4BK VISITOR |newspaper=The Telegraph |issue=18,213 |location=Queensland, Australia |date=22 April 1931 |accessdate=21 March 2019 |page=6 (FINAL) |via=National Library of Australia}}
See also
- List of extreme points of Australia
- Cape York, the northernmost point on the Australian mainland
- Cape Byron, the easternmost point on the Australian mainland
- Steep Point, westernmost point on the Australian mainland
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External links
- [http://www.visitvictoria.com/Regions/Gippsland/Things-to-do/Nature-and-wildlife/National-parks-and-reserves/Wilsons-Promontory Wilsons Promontory national site]
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Category:Headlands of Victoria (state)
Category:Extreme points of Australia
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