French Island (Victoria)

French Island
	Western Port Bay as seen from French Island
Waters	Western Port Bay
Geographical location	38 ° 21 ′ S , 145 ° 21 ′ E Coordinates: 38 ° 21 ′ S , 145 ° 21 ′ E
length	21.8 km
width	16.2 km
surface	170 km²
Highest elevation	Mount Wellington ; 95.7 m
Residents	119 (2016) ; <1 inh / km²
main place	Tankerton
	Map of French Island with French Island National Park

French Island is an island in Western Port Bay 61 km south of Melbourne , Victoria (Australia) . Around 70 percent of the island's area of 170 km² belong to the French Island National Park .

The island occupies a large part of Western Port Bay and is 1.3 to 9.4 km from its coast. 4.7 km further south is Phillip Island . The highest point is Mount Wellington at 96 meters. French Island is sparsely populated. At the 2016 census, 119 people lived on the island. The main town is Tankerton in the southwest.

Individual evidence

^ French Island. In: quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. July 12, 2019, accessed on July 17, 2020 .

[1] French Island. In: quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. July 12, 2019, accessed on July 17, 2020 .