Bass Point
Bass Point is a headland in Australia on the New South Wales south coast. The point was named by Matthew Flinders around 1800, after his friend and fellow explorer George Bass.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bass Point Reserve.
Bass Point Reserve
Park
Bass Point Reserve is a heritage-listed former cedar timber industry, Aboriginal camping, meeting place, pastoral property and basalt mine and now nature conservation and passive recreation area located at Boollwarroo Parade, Shell Cove in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shellharbour and Shellharbour City Centre.
Shellharbour
Shellharbour is a coastal city of 76,271 in between Wollongong and the Shoalhaven, in the Illawarra region of New South Wales halfway between Wollongong and Kiama.
Shellharbour City Centre
Town
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Shellharbour City Centre is the central business district of the City of Shellharbour, located in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. Its name reflects its status as the commercial and administrative centre for the City of Shellharbour local government area, and is home to the Council Administration Centre, Stockland Shellharbour shopping centre, cinemas and other retail shops. Shellharbour City Centre is situated 6 km northwest of Bass Point.
Windang
Suburb
Photo: Graeme Bartlett, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Windang is a suburb of Wollongong in New South Wales on the southern tip of the peninsula guarding the ocean entrance to Lake Illawarra. Windang is popular for its fishing, prawning, boating, surfing, windsurfing and yachting. Windang is situated 8 km north of Bass Point.
Bass Point
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: point in Australia
- Categories: point and locality
- Location: City of Shellharbour, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-34.59833° or 34° 35′ 54″ southLongitude
150.88444° or 150° 53′ 4″ eastElevation
12 metres (39 feet)Open location code
4RQGCV2M+MQOpenStreetMap ID
node 113223408OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Bass Point” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bass Point”
- Swedish: “Bass Point”
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