Cape Grim is the northwestern point of Tasmania, Australia.
It is the location of the Cape Grim Baseline Air Pollution Station which is operated by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology in a joint programme with the CSIRO.
It was established in 1976 and has been operating ever since. What makes Cape Grim unique is its isolated geographic location.
The next land mass directly west of Cape Grim is not Africa, but the southern tip of Argentina. Winds that make their way to Cape Grim from Antarctica and the Indian Ocean hit no significant land mass. Air pollution values collected at Cape Grim represent the closest representation attainable of a global average.
In 1828 Victory Hill at Cape Grim was the site of the Cape Grim massacre of 30 aborigines from the Pennemukeer band of the North West tribe by four shepherds in response to sheep being driven over the cliff six weeks earlier by the Peerapper band.
Coordinates: 40°41′0″S 144°41′42″E / 40.683333°S 144.695°E / -40.683333; 144.695
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