Barrow Island (Western Australia)
Barrow Island is a 202-square-kilometre (78 sq mi) island 50 kilometres (31 mi) northwest off the Pilbara coast of Western Australia. The island is the second largest in Western Australia after Dirk Hartog Island.
Barrow Island from an 1897 map, showing the Australian mainland on the bottom right (south-east) and the Montebello Islands to the north | |
Barrow Island (Western Australia) | |
Barrow Island | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Indian Ocean, off the Pilbara coast of Western Australia |
| Coordinates | 20°48′S 115°23′E |
| Area | 202 km2 (78 sq mi) |
| Length | 27 km (16.8 mi) |
| Width | 11.5 km (7.15 mi) |
| Coastline | 72 km (44.7 mi) |
| Administration | |
Australia | |
| State | Western Australia |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 45 (SAL 2021) |
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