Philip Island is an uncultivated but fruitful island, abounding in herbage, in the South Pacific Ocean, situated about six miles to the south of Norfolk Island. That it might be rendered as useful as possible to the British settlements on the shores of New Holland, the governor turned loose some hogs on it, in the hopes that they would multiply; and also sent some cows, with several settlers to take care of them. Owing, however, to the difficulty of approaching this island, from the tempestuous seas which constantly rage around its shores, it was at length wholly abandoned. This is also the name of a small island on the east coast of New Holland, which shelters Western Port. Long. 145. 25. E. Lat. 38. 33. S.

Philipp Islands, two islands in the South Pacific Ocean, discovered in 1791, by Captain Hunter. They are joined together by a long sandy isthmus above water; and a sandbank extends from the largest island above half a mile into the sea. They are very dangerous to ships in the night. Long. 140. 3. E. Lat. 8. 6. S. This is also the name of an island in the South Pacific Ocean, discovered by Captain Turnbull. Long. 143. 57. W. Lat. 16. 24. S.

Philip Port, an inlet on the southern coast of New Holland, which extends about thirty miles into the land in a northerly direction. Long. of Point Nepean, the eastern point of the entrance, 144. 38. E. Lat. 38. 18. S.