Phillip Island
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Phillip Island is an Australian island about 125 km (78 mi) south-southeast of Melbourne, Victoria. The island is named after Governor Arthur Phillip, the first Governor of New South Wales, by explorer and seaman George Bass, who sailed in a whaleboat, arriving from Sydney on 5 January 1798.
Phillip Island forms a natural breakwater for the shallow waters of the Western Port. It is 26 km (16 mi) long and 9 km (5.6 mi) wide, with an area of about 101 km2 (40 sq mi). It has 97 km (60 mi) of coastline and is part of the Bass Coast Shire.
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Phillip Island forms a natural breakwater for the shallow waters of the Western Port. It is 26 km (16 mi) long and 9 km (5.6 mi) wide, with an area of about 101 km2 (40 sq mi). It has 97 km (60 mi) of coastline and is part of the Bass Coast Shire.
Photo: Chensiyuan (CC BY-SA 4.0); Chicken7 at English Wikipedia (Public domain); Ikira14 (CC BY-SA 4.0)