Wombat Island
Wombat Island Location in Antarctica | |
Geography | |
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 67°35′S 47°57′E / 67.583°S 47.950°ECoordinates: 67°35′S 47°57′E / 67.583°S 47.950°E |
Administration | |
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
Wombat Island 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. Since 2016 home to a small German team researching wombat wildlife.
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)
Categories:
- Islands of Enderby Land
- Enderby Land geography stubs