Wombat Island

Wombat Island

Wombat Island Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	67°35′S 47°57′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 "Wombat Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.