Numbat Island
  Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 67°34′S 47°58′E / 67.567°S 47.967°ECoordinates: 67°34′S 47°58′E / 67.567°S 47.967°E |
| Administration | |
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None | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
| Additional information | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Numbat Island is a small island just east of Pinn Island, off the coast of Enderby Land. Plotted from air photos taken from ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) aircraft in 1956. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) after the numbat (banded anteater), a native animal of Australia.
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