Bass Point

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Bass Point (34°35′S 150°54′E[1]) is a headland in Australia on the New South Wales south coast.

The point was named by Matthew Flinders in around 1800, after his friend and fellow explorer George Bass.[2]

The waters just off the point are considered a critical habitat for the endangered grey nurse shark, so fishing there is restricted.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Bass Point page at Geoscience Australia
  2. ^ A Voyage to Terra Australis by Matthew Flinders, available at Project Gutenberg.
  3. ^ Protecting the Grey Nurse Shark - Bass Point at the NSW Department of Primary Industries
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