Wombat Island

Wombat Island (67°35′S 47°57′E / 67.583°S 47.950°E / -67.583; 47.950Coordinates: 67°35′S 47°57′E / 67.583°S 47.950°E / -67.583; 47.950) is a small island just off the east end of McKinnon 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 wombat, a native animal of Australia.

See also

List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

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

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