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Phillip Island

Named after Governor Arthur Phillip, Phillip Island, Victoria (Australia), forms a natural breakwater for the shallow waters of Western Port Bay. Mainly a tourist destination, the islands past has seen shipwrecks and attempts to grow various specialty crops. The Penguin Parade (see little penguin and Seal Rocks are the main tourist venues with visitors from all over the world coming to see one of the few areas this species of penguin can be seen.