Steep Point is a reference point for other places and points of interests . For example , the location of the shipwreck '' HMAS Sydney '' is cited from the point . The novel '' Castaway Coast '' was inspired by the cliff-lined coast south of Steep Point . Also , on 17 July 2006 the largest ever recorded tsunami to hit Australia was measured at 7.9 metres high at Steep Point . The natural disaster was triggered from the Pangandaran earthquake off the coast of Java in Indonesia
Pangandaran earthquake
2006 Pangandaran earthquake and tsunami
Steep Point