Boobyalla Islands
| Boobyalla Islands | ||
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| Waters | Cosmonaut Lake | |
| Geographical location | 67 ° 15 ′ S , 46 ° 34 ′ E | |
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| Number of islands | 2 | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
The Boobyalla Islands comprise two small islands off the coast of the East Antarctic Enderbyland . They are 3 km northeast of Kirkby Head .
The Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) named it after the long-leaved acacia ( Acacia longifolia ) native to Australia , whose Australian common name is Boobyalla .
Web links
- Boobyalla Islands in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Boobyalla Islands on geographic.org (English)