Numbat Island

Numbat Island

Numbat Island (67°34′S 47°58′E / 67.567°S 47.967°E / -67.567; 47.967) 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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 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Numbat Island" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).