Bass Point (Australia)

Bushrangers Bay at Bass Point

Bass Point [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]

Bass Point is also home to renowned big wave surfing spot "Redsands", which breaks off a headland at the entrance to Bass Point Reserve.

References

  1. ↑ Bass Point page at Geoscience Australia
  2. ↑
  3. ↑ Protecting the Grey Nurse Shark - Bass Point at the NSW Department of Primary Industries

External links

Coordinates: 34°35′50″S 150°54′0″E / 34.59722°S 150.90000°E / -34.59722; 150.90000

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