 The original mouth of the Moyne River, with the western end of Griffiths Island behind | |
  Griffiths Location of Griffiths Island in Victoria | |
| Etymology | Jonathan Griffiths[1] |
|---|---|
| Geography | |
| Location | Western District, Victoria |
| Coordinates | 38°23′36″S 142°14′45″E / 38.39333°S 142.24583°E |
| Adjacent to | Bass Strait, Southern Ocean |
| Total islands | 3 |
| Major islands | Griffiths Island |
| Area | 31 ha (77 acres) |
| Length | 1.5 km (0.93 mi) |
| Width | 0.8 km (0.5 mi) |
| Administration | |
Australia | |
Griffiths Island, sometimes incorrectly spelled as Griffith Island or Griffitts Island, lies at the mouth of the Moyne River next to, and within the bounds of, the town of Port Fairy, in the Western District of the state of Victoria in Australia.[2] Griffiths now has no permanent inhabitants, but is connected to the mainland by a causeway and is accessible on foot. It forms part of the Port Fairy and Belfast Coastline Protection Reserve and, as well as being a tourist attraction, is an important site in the context of the history of European settlement of western Victoria. It is managed by the Moyne Shire Council.
- ^ Bird, Eric (12 October 2006). "Place Names on the Coast of Victoria" (PDF). The Australian National Placename Survey (ANPS). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2011.
- ^ Bowker, G. M. (November 1980). "Seabird islands No 99, Griffiths Island, Victoria" (PDF). Corella. 4 (4): 104–106.