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) | |
Geography | |
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Location | Indian Ocean, off the Pilbara coast of Western Australia |
Coordinates | 20°48′S 115°23′E / 20.8°S 115.38°E[1] |
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)[2] |
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.[3]