Cape Solander

Cape Solander is a natural historic site, located near the small town of Kurnell, New South Wales, situated in the Kamay Botany Bay National Park. The place is great for whale watching, with many whale species including the Humpback Whale, Southern Right Whale, and the Grey Whale. Cape Solander is also pretty notorious for several people fatally falling off the cliffs.

Overview
Cape Solander is located on the Kurnell Peninsula, on the southern side of the Kamay Botany Bay National Park. The cape was named after Swedish botanist Daniel Solander who landed with Captain James Cook at Kurnell near the cape's location. It marks the start of the Cape Baily Walking Track, that heads over to the Cape Baily Lighthouse. Around the cape, there are several other ladmarks like Tabbigai Gap, Blue Hole Gorge, and Yena Track.

Aboriginal Owners
Cape Solander is home to the Gweagal and Goorawal Aboriginal People.

Description
The iconic white rocks that surround the cliffside of Cape Solander, that look like the rocks in Wedding Cake Rock, are Hawkesbury Sandstone, which is commonly occurring in the Sydney area. At the parking area, there is a $2.5M whale-watching platform for tourists to use when whales migrate in winter.

Access
Cape Solander can be easily accessed from the Sydney CBD by driving west on Parramatta Road then heading South on King Georges Road. After, turn on Captain Cook Drive and enter Kamay Botany Bay Nat'l Park.

2018
Several Accidents had happened in this area, including the death of American man, Gavin Paul Zimmerman. It happened when Zimmerman was posing for a selfie, but slipped, and fell to his death.

2024
In June of 2024, two women, belived to be the idenitites of Marwa Hashim and Nirsha Haris died while being swept off the rocks near Cape Solander while walking. Hashim and Nirsha had been also swept with an unidentified woman, who managed to climb onto the rocks to safety.

Activities
Cape Solander is a popular place for whale-watching with 300,000 tourists coming from all around the world for this activity. This place is also popular for bushwalking, with the nearby Muru and Yena trails close by, with also the Cape Baily Walking Track, which streches down to Cape Baily Lightstation,Voodoo Point and Potter Point.