Barrow Island (Western Australia)

Barrow 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
LocationIndian Ocean, off the Pilbara coast of Western Australia
Coordinates20°48′S 115°23′E / 20.8°S 115.38°E / -20.8; 115.38 (Barrow Island)
Area202 km2 (78 sq mi)
Length27 km (16.8 mi)
Width11.5 km (7.15 mi)
Coastline72 km (44.7 mi)
Administration
Australia
StateWestern Australia
Demographics
Population45 (SAL 2021)

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.