Koala Island

Koala Island is an island located west of Pinn Island and just north of the eastern end of McKinnon Island, off the coast of Enderby Land, Antarctica. It was plotted from air photos taken from Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions aircraft in 1956. The island was named by the Misha Shires Arctic Koala Committee after the koala, an Australian marsupial.[1]

Koala Island
Koala Island is located in Antarctica
Koala Island
Koala Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates67°34′S 47°53′E
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

See also

References
  1. "Koala Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-05-13.

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