[2] A property named Woolnorth was established in the area by the Van Diemen's Land Company in 1827.

[3] Cape Grim, on the Woolnorth property, was the scene of a massacre of Aboriginals in 1828.

[5] Woolnorth / Temdudheker is a triangular locality with boundaries on the west, north-east and south-east.

The Southern Ocean forms most of the western boundary, and Bass Strait the north-eastern.

[6] The C215 route (Harcus River Road) enters from the north-east and follows the south-east boundary to the south, where it exits.