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.
Originally called Eyre’s Peninsula, it was named af ...
in
South Australia
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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 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
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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
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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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