Point Weyland is a headland located on the west coast of
Eyre Peninsula
The Eyre Peninsula is a triangular peninsula in South Australia. It is bounded by the Spencer Gulf on the east, the Great Australian Bight on the west, and the Gawler Ranges to the north.
Earlier called Eyre's Peninsula, it was named after e ...
in
South Australia
South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a States and territories of Australia, state in the southern central part of Australia. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories by area, which in ...
about west south-west of the town of
Venus Bay and about north north-west of the town of
Elliston. The point which is located within
Anxious Bay
Anxious Bay is a bay in the Australian state of South Australia located on the west coast of Eyre Peninsula about west north-west of Adelaide. It was named by Matthew Flinders on 21 February 1802. It is one of four ‘ historic bays' located ...
is the southern extremity of the opening to Venus Bay. The point is described by one source as being "a conspicuous cliffy point, high, stands close S
uthW
stof the entrance of Venus Bay" and "rises to a height of , close N
rthand slopes inland toward Venus Bay". It was named by
Matthew Flinders
Captain (Royal Navy), Captain Matthew Flinders (16 March 1774 – 19 July 1814) was a British Royal Navy officer, navigator and cartographer who led the first littoral zone, inshore circumnavigate, circumnavigation of mainland Australia, then ...
on 10 February 1802. The point has been within the boundary of the
Venus Bay Conservation Park since 1977 while the waters adjoining its shoreline have been within a habitat protection zone in the West Coast Bays Marine Park since 2012.
References
Headlands of South Australia
Eyre Peninsula
Great Australian Bight
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