The Wilsons Promontory National Park, commonly known as Wilsons Prom or The Prom, is a national park in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia, located approximately southeast of Melbourne. The national park is the southernmost national park on mainland Australia, known for its rainforests, beaches and abundant wildlife. The national park covers the southern portion of Wilsons Promontory, a peninsula containing South Point, the southernmost point on the Australian mainland. A lighthouse on the south-east corner of the peninsula is the southernmost lighthouse on mainland Australia and has operated continuously since 1859. The Park is highly popular with bushwalkers and campers, and has a number of lodges and serviced camping areas at a camping area near the mouth of Tidal River. History Indigenous Australians occupied the area at least 6,500 years ago based on archaeological records. The first Europeans to sight Wilsons Promontory are believed to be George Bass and Matthew Flinders in 1798. Extensive sealing took place
El Wilsons Promontory National Park, comúnmente conocido como Wilsons Prom o The Prom, es un parque nacional en la región de Gippsland de Victoria, Australia, ubicado aproximadamente al sureste de Melbourne. El parque nacional es el parque nacional más meridional en el continente australiano, conocido por sus bosques tropicales, playas y abundante vida silvestre. El parque nacional cubre la parte sur de Wilsons Promontory, una península que contiene South Point, el punto más sur del continente australiano. Un faro en la esquina sureste de la península es el faro más meridional en el continente australiano y ha operado continuamente desde 1859. El parque es muy popular con los bushwalkers y campistas, y tiene un número de logias y áreas de camping servidas en una zona de acampada cerca de la boca del río Tidal. La historia de los indígenas australianos ocupó la zona al menos hace 6.500 años basándose en registros arqueológicos. Los primeros visitantes de Promontory a Europa se tomaron en 1798.