Wilsons Promontory is the southernmost point of the Australian mainland. It lies on the southern coast of Victoria. Wilsons Promontory is part of a mountainous peninsula that has several peaks rising more than 1,000 feet (305 meters) above sea level. These peaks include Mount Latrobe, Mount Wilson, Mount Oberon, Mount Leonard, Mount Boulder, Mount Norgate, and Mount Hunter.
Most of the peninsula is within the Wilsons Promontory National Park, an area that was dedicated for public recreation in 1908. Scenic attractions include the rugged mountain and coastal scenery and many wildflower displays.
The promontory was named Furneaux’s Land by the explorer George Bass in 1798. He believed that it had been sighted by Tobias Furneaux in 1773. But the explorer Matthew Flinders later suggested renaming it in honor of his friend Thomas Wilson.
