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Numbat Island
Numbat Island is located in AntarcticaNumbat IslandNumbat IslandLocation in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates67°34′S 47°58′E / 67.567°S 47.967°E / -67.567; 47.967
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

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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Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Numbat Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.


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