Numbat Island

Numbat Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 67°34′S 47°58′E / 67.567°S 47.967°E / -67.567; 47.967Coordinates: 67°34′S 47°58′E / 67.567°S 47.967°E / -67.567; 47.967
Administration
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.

See also

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Numbat Island" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).


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