Akin Island

Akin Island (Bulgarian: остров Акин, romanized: ostrov Akin, IPA: [ˈɔstrof ɐˈkin]) is the 280 m long in southeast-northwest direction and 100 m wide rocky island 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
Location of Akin Island
Akin Island
Akin Island (Antarctic Peninsula)
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates62°13′41.5″S 59°05′50″W
ArchipelagoSouth Shetland Islands
Length280 m (920 ft)
Width100 m (300 ft)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population0

Location

Akin Island is located at 62°13′41.5″S 59°05′50″W, 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.

Maps

Notes
  1. "SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica". data.aad.gov.au. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
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References


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


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