Steep Point
Steep Point | |
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Point | |
Steep Point from the south | |
| Steep Point () is the westernmost point of mainland Australia. | |
| Coordinates: 26°09′08″S 113°09′22″E / 26.152283°S 113.156064°E | |
| Location | Shire of Shark Bay |
| Part of | Shark Bay World Heritage Site |
| Offshore water bodies | Indian Ocean |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.1 ha (2.7 acres) |
| Dimensions | |
| • Length | 308 m (1,010 ft) |
| • Width | 258 m (846 ft) |
| • Depth | 79 m (259 ft) |
Steep Point is the westernmost point of mainland Australia. It is located within the Gascoyne region of Western Australia, 670 kilometres (420 mi) north of the state's capital Perth, in the proposed Edel Land National Park. It is also a part of the Shark Bay World Heritage Site. The point was named Steyle Hock by Willem de Vlamingh in 1697.