Point Hicks (Tolywiarar)
Headland in Bidawal and Gunaikurnai country, the first land on the east coast known to be sighted by Europeans.
Dated events and their evidence
- 1770 CE mainstream
April 1770: land sighted from HMS Endeavour by Lt Zachary Hicks. source
Where
37.8031° S, 149.2756° E
Sources
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