Quail Island is an island in the Northern Territory of Australia in the Beagle Gulf about 40 kilometres (25 mi) from the territory capital of Darwin.

[3] On 9 October 1881 when SS Brisbane, an 85.8 metres long passenger, cargo and mail ship, built by A & J Inglis, Pointhouse, Glasgow, struck the nearby Fish Reef, while heading there with cargo from Hong Kong.

[4] The Quail Island Air Weapons Range was used a training ground for defense forces from 1945 to 1979.

A three-year clean-up began in 2011 to remove hazards such as unexploded ordnance.

[5] Visitors such as tourists and recreational anglers have been banned from the islands during the clean-up process.