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Phillip Island

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Phillip Island
Phillip Island
Phillip Island
Phillip Island
Phillip Island
Phillip Island
Phillip Island
Phillip Island
Phillip Island
Phillip Island
Phillip Island
Phillip Island
Phillip Island
Phillip Island
Phillip Island
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South of Point Hunter, Norfolk Island 2899, Australia

Phillip Island is an island located 6 km south of Norfolk Island in the Southwest Pacific, and is part of the Norfolk Island group. It was named in 1788 by Lieutenant Philip Gidley King for Arthur Phillip, the first Governor of New South Wales. Phillip Island is part of the Australian external territory of Norfolk Island, and is included in Norfolk Island National Park, as is neighbouring Nepean Island and about 10 per cent of Norfolk Island proper. A National Parks hut located near the centre of the island houses a small rotating group of around four people for much of the year. Otherwise the island is uninhabited. Phillip Island has an area of 190 hectares , measuring 2.1 km from west to east and 1.95 km from north to south, with the highest point, Jacky Jacky, being 280 m above sea level. It is roughly shaped like a hairdryer with the nozzle pointing east. The island is of volcanic origin, made of basaltic tuff and lava dating from the Miocene epoch. Phillip Island is included on the Register of the National Estate.
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