Destination Phillip Island
June 19, 2011 by celiakather
Filed under Holidays
If you're looking for a great place in Australia to visit then how about Phillip Island in Victoria? This Australian island is located roughly 140km South East from Melbourne which means it's perfect if you want to visit the two locations together. It's also a highly beautiful island with lots to do and to see and with plenty of interesting wildlife. Here we will have a little look Phillip Island and why it's such a great place to travel too. Phillip Island is named after the first Governor of New South Wales (one Arthur Phillip) and provides a natural breakwater to the waters of Western Port.
Phillip Island is roughly 10,000 hectares – 26km long and 9km wide at the longest and widest points. It has a 97km coastline and is a part of the Bass Coast Shire. For travelling to the island it is possible to reach the island town of Newhaven by crossing a 640 meter bridge from Sam Remo. Other towns situated on the island and nearby include Beachcomber, Cape Woolami, Rhyll, Silverleaves, Summerland, Sunderland Bay, Sunset Strip, Surf Beach and Wimbledon Heights – all of which make great places to swing by for a visit. The population of the island is somewhere around 7,000 – but during the summer this number increases drastically to 40,000 demonstrating what a popular place it is to visit or to set up as a permanent holiday location.
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