Churchill Island

Churchill Island is a 50.7 hectares (125.3 acres) island in Western Port, Victoria, Australia. It is connected by a bridge to Phillip Island. It is the site of the first European settlement in Victoria. It contains a working farm and a homestead, dating from 1872, which is open to the public.^[1] The island adjoins the 670 hectares (1,656 acres) Churchill Island Marine National Park.^[2]

History

Churchill Island was first charted by Europeans in 1798 when George Bass and Matthew Flinders discovered the bay of Western Port and Phillip Island. In 1801, during the course of a survey of Western Port, Lieutenant James Grant built a cottage on the island and planted seeds of wheat and corn there, naming the island for his friend John Churchill, who supplied the seeds.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} History and Heritage on Phillip Island
2. ^ Parks Victoria: Churchill Island Marine National Park

Coordinates: 38°30′S 145°20′E / 38.5°S 145.333°E / -38.5; 145.333

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