Ansons Bay - Places to See

Eddystone Lighthouse

13 km north of Ansons Bay is the Eddystone Lighthouse which is located on the northern end of the Bay of Fires. The point, which is characterised by two rocks, was first sighted and named by Captain Tobias Furneaux, who, in spite of his French name, was an English naval officer from Plymouth. In 1772 Furneaux, captaining the HMS Adventure, accompanied Captain James Cook on his second voyage to the South Seas. Near Van Diemen's Land his vessel became separated from Cook and it was during this period of separation that he explored and chartered much of the eastern coast of Van Diemen's Land. He named the point after the famous Eddystone lighthouse which was a prominent landmark near his home town of Plymouth.

Accommodation and Eating
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