Point Hibbs is a
headland on the
south-west coast of
Tasmania, Australia. The headland is located south of the most southern point of
Macquarie Harbour, and west of the
Gordon River. It is the next named feature along the coast south of
Cape Sorell that is used to delineate sections of the coast.[1][2] Like
South West Cape, it is used as a reference point for nearby wrecks.[3]
It is on the north side of the point, that the
Hibbs Pyramid rock, and the Hibbs Lagoon lie. The lagoon is a recommended seaplane landing location, and the beach a helicopter landing location and supply-drop area for walkers on the coastline.[4] The Hibbs River enters the bay at the north end, flowing into the lagoon. The lagoon is less than 20 kilometres (12 mi) from
Birchs Inlet.
The point has also been a location of whale strandings.[5]
The south side of the headland on which Point Hibbs occurs, has Spero Bay, and the mouth of the Spero River. The south side of the bay is lined by a small rocky headland with Lowren Hill of 116m behind it. The next bay south is Endeavour Bay.
^Hills, Loftus (1914) Geological reconnaissance of the country between Cape Sorell and Point Hibbs. Hobart : John Vail, Govt. Printer, 1914. Geological Survey bulletin (Tasmania. Geological Survey) ; no. 18.
^"FORESTS OF HUON PINE". The Mercury. Vol. CXLVI, no. 20, 723. Tasmania. 1 April 1937. p. 4. Retrieved 23 November 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
^Waller, George A & Tasmania. Dept. of Mines (1902). In Report on some discoveries of copper ore in the vicinity of Point Hibbs. Dept. of Mines, Hobart