Wilsons Promontory

Wilsons Promontory is a spectacular area of rocky hills and mountains, dense heathy lowlands, sweeping white sandy beaches and prominent granite headlands surrounded by the cold waters of Bass Strait. The geology consists of Palaeozoic granites and deep Quaternary sand deposits.

Acidic texture contrast soils (Kurosols) and earths (Dermosols) are associated with the granitic terrain, and are dominated by Wet Forest, Granitic Hills Woodland, Lowland Forest, Shrubby Foothill Forest and Damp Forest ecosystems. Pale sands and sandy earths (Podosols, Tenosols and Rudosols) are associated with the sandy terrain, and mixture of wet soils (Hydrosols) associated with swamp deposits are dominated by Wet Heathland, Sand Heathland, Heathy Woodland and Riparian Scrub ecosystems.

Further information on the DSE website
Wilsons Promontory (WP) overview (including EVC Benchmarks for this region) (external link)

View from Sealer's Cove beach

View from Tidal River

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