Quail Island (Victoria)

Quail Island is the third largest island in Western Port (after Phillip Island and French Island). It is uninhabited, the entirety of it being gazetted as Quail Island Nature Conservation Reserve. It is offshore from Warneet and can be accessed by boat. There are two seasonal dams located in the centre. The southern brown bandicoot has been found on the island.


  • Quail Island (Victoria) is at coordinates 38°13′59″S 145°16′59″E / 38.233°S 145.283°E / -38.233; 145.283Coordinates: 38°13′59″S 145°16′59″E / 38.233°S 145.283°E / -38.233; 145.283
Islands of Western Port, Victoria
  • Barrallier Island
  • Chinaman Island
  • Churchill Island
  • Elizabeth Island
  • French Island
  • Joe Island
  • Long Island
  • Middle Spit
  • Pelican Island
  • Phillip Island
  • Quail Island
  • Ram Island
  • Reef Island
  • Sandstone Island
  • Schnapper Rock
  • Tortoise Head Bank


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    —A. Edward Sullivan. Professor Quail (W.C. Fields)

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    —Zora Neale Hurston (1891–1960)