French Island

French Island

      island within the bay of Western Port, southern Victoria, Australia, southeast of Melbourne, 84 square miles (218 square km) in area. Named Ile de France by the French scientist and explorer Nicolas Baudin in the early 19th century, the island is low and marshy in the northwest, rising to wooded hills. Farming is carried out on the island, and there is some tourism. The island harbours many birds, koalas, and rat kangaroos (potoroos). Pop. (2001) statistical local area, 81.

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