Akin Island (Bulgarian: остров Акин, romanizedostrov Akin, IPA: [ˈɔstrof ɐˈkin]) is a wide, rocky island 280 m long in southeast-northwest direction and 100 m lying off the north coast of Nelson Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It is “named after Akin Point on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast.”[1]

Akin Island
Akin Island is located in Antarctica
Akin Island
Akin Island
Location of Akin Island
Akin Island is located in Antarctic Peninsula
Akin Island
Akin Island
Akin Island (Antarctic Peninsula)
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates62°13′41.5″S 59°05′50″W / 62.228194°S 59.09722°W / -62.228194; -59.09722
ArchipelagoSouth Shetland Islands
Length280 m (920 ft)
Width100 m (300 ft)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Location

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Akin Island is located at 62°13′41.5″S 59°05′50″W / 62.228194°S 59.09722°W / -62.228194; -59.09722, which is 2.35 km west-northwest of Cariz Point, 2.02 km north-northeast of Baklan Point, 2.14 km east-northeast of Withem Island, 1.12 km south of Nancy Rock and 100 m north-northeast of Fregata Island. British mapping in 1968.

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Notes

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  1. ^ "SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica". data.aad.gov.au. Retrieved 28 December 2018.

References

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This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.