What is Phillip Island?
{{about|the island in the Australian state of [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]]|other places|Phillip Island (Norfolk Island)|and|Philip Island (British Columbia)}} [[File:Map of Phillip Island, Victoria.png|thumb|250px|Map of Phillip Island]] '''Phillip Island''' (''[[Boonwurrung language|Boonwurrung]]: Corriong'' or ''Millowl'')<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.visitphillipisland.com/category/explore/about/indigenous-history/ | title = Indigenous History | access-date =8 October 2020 | publisher =Phillip Island Tourism and Business Association}}</ref> is an island about {{convert|140|km|abbr=on}} south-southeast of [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], Australia. The island is named after [[Arthur Phillip]], the first [[governor of New South Wales]], by explorer and seaman [[George Bass]]. As of the 2016 [[census]], 10,387 people live on the island. Phillip Island is {{convert|26|km|abbr=on}} long and {{convert|9|km|abbr=on}} wide, with an area of about {{convert|100|km2|-1|abbr=on}}. It has {{convert|97|km|abbr=on}} of coastline and is part of the [[Bass Coast Shire]]. A {{convert|640|m|abbr=on|adj=on}} concrete bridge (formerly a wooden bridge) connects the mainland town [[San Remo, Victoria|San Remo]] with the island town [[Newhaven, Victoria|Newhaven]]. ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commonscat}} *[https://www.visitphillipisland.com/ Visit Phillip Island] [[Category:Geography of Victoria, Australia]] [[Category:Islands of Australia]] {{geo-stub}}