French Island (Victoria)

French Iceland is an island in the Western Port Bay 61 km south of Melbourne, Victoria ( Australia). About 70 percent of the island area of ​​170 km ² belong to the French - Iceland National Park.

The island occupies a large part of Western Port Bay, is within 1.3 to 9.4 km from the coast. 4.7 km to the south is Phillip Iceland. The highest point is Mount Wellington with 96 meters. French Iceland is sparsely populated. At the 2006 census, 86 people lived on the island. As capital of Tankerton applies to the southwest.

  • Island (Australia and Oceania)
  • Island (Victoria)
  • Island ( Pacific Ocean )
  • Bass Strait
French-Island-Nationalpark Phillip Island
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