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Shut Island

Coordinates: 65°03′00″S 64°10′00″W / 65.05000°S 64.16667°W / -65.05000; -64.16667
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Shut Island
Shut Island is located in Antarctica
Shut Island
Shut Island
Location of Shut Island
Shut Island is located in Antarctic Peninsula
Shut Island
Shut Island
Shut Island (Antarctic Peninsula)
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates65°03′00″S 64°10′00″W / 65.05000°S 64.16667°W / -65.05000; -64.16667
ArchipelagoWilhelm Archipelago
Area14 ha (35 acres)
Length573 m (1880 ft)
Width520 m (1710 ft)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Populationuninhabited

Shut Island (Bulgarian: остров Шут, romanizedostrov Shut, IPA: [ˈɔstrof ˈʃut]) is the partly ice-free island extending 573 m in west–east direction and 520 m in south–north direction in the Dannebrog Islands group of Wilhelm Archipelago in the Antarctic Peninsula region. Its surface area is 14 ha.[1]

The feature is so named because of its shape supposedly resembling a jester hat ('shut' being the Bulgarian for 'jester'), and in association with other descriptive names of islands in the area.[1]

Location

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Shut Island is located at 65°03′00″S 64°10′00″W / 65.05000°S 64.16667°W / -65.05000; -64.16667. It abuts Padpadak Island on the south, and is situated 815m south-southwest of Hoatsin Island, 3.92 km west of Revolver Island and 1.9 km northeast of Skoba Island.

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Shut Island. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica

References

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