Bass Point (Australia)

Bass Point [1] is a headland in Australia on the New South Wales south coast.

Bushrangers Bay at Bass Point

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.

See also

References
  1. Bass Point page Archived March 12, 2007, at the Wayback Machine at Geoscience Australia
  3. Protecting the Grey Nurse Shark - Bass Point Archived August 29, 2006, at the Wayback Machine at the NSW Department of Primary Industries

34°35′50″S 150°54′0″E

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