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.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Bass Point Reserve.

Bass Point Reserve

Park

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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

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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

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Windang is a suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, 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″ south

Longitude

150.88444° or 150° 53′ 4″ east

Elevation

12 metres (39 feet)

Open location code

4RQGCV2M+MQ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 113223408

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

2176647

Wikidata ID

Q4867951

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Satellite Map

Discover Bass Point from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Bass Point” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Bass Point”
Swedish: “Bass Point”

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