The Useless Islands is a name for two small, uninhabited islands located in Southland, which is New Zealand's southernmost region covering over 3.1 million hectares and spanning over 3,400 km of coast.

The Useless Islands are located at latitude: -45.7484° or 45° 44' 54.3" south and longitude: 166.58° or 166° 34' 48.1" east. They are featureless with an elevation of 67 metres (220 feet). They are part of the Fiordland National Park which occupies the southwest corner of the South Island of New Zealand. It is by far the largest of the 14 national parks in New Zealand, with an area of 12,607 square kilometres (4,868 sq mi), and a major part of the Te Wahipounamu World Heritage site. The park is administered by the Department of Conservation.

The nearest significant population centre is Invercargill, 154km / 96 miles away with a population (June 2019) of 56,200. It is a city with strong Scottish connections. Many streets in the city, especially in the centre and main shopping district, are named after rivers in Scotland. These include the main streets Dee and Tay, as well as those named after the Tweed, Forth, Tyne, Esk, Don, Ness, Yarrow, Spey and Eye rivers. Interestingly, one of the islands opposite Craighouse, the main town of the Island of Jura, off Scotland’s West coast, is called “Eilean Diomhain”, the Scots Gaelic for “Useless Island”. Any connection is unclear.

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