Barrallier Island

Barrallier Island is a very small uninhabited island located 1 kilometre (0.6 mi) northwest of French Island in Victoria, Australia.^[1]

The island is shown on the chart of Western Port based on the 1801 survey by James Grant in HMS Lady Nelson.^[2] The island is named after Francis Barrallier, who was responsible for the charting of Western Port.^[3]

1. ^ "Barrallier Island". Victorian Resources Online. Department of Primary Industries, Victoria. Retrieved 1 June 2010.
2. ^ Barrallier, Francis; Grant, James (1803), Chart of Western Port and coast to Wilson's Promontory forming part of the North side of Bass's Strait, Hydrographical Office : Published according to Act of Parliament, by A. Dalrymple Hydrographer to the Admiralty, retrieved 24 January 2012
3. ^ Parsons, Vivienne (1966). "Barrallier, Francis Louis (1773–1853)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 24 January 2012.

38°16′34″S 145°18′48″E / 38.2762°S 145.3133°E / -38.2762; 145.3133

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