Wombat Island

Wombat Island
Wombat Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 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
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

 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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