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 Shut Island
Location in Antarctica
Shut Island
Location in Antarctic Peninsula
Location of Shut Island
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| Geography | |
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| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 65°03′00″S 64°10′00″W / 65.05000°S 64.16667°W |
| Archipelago | Wilhelm Archipelago |
| Area | 14 ha (35 acres) |
| Length | 573 m (1,880 ft) |
| Width | 520 m (1,710 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited |
Shut Island (Bulgarian: остров Шут, romanized: ostrov Shut) 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.
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.
Location
Shut Island is located at 65°03′00″S 64°10′00″W / 65.05000°S 64.16667°W. It abuts Padpadak Island on the south, and is stuated 815 m south-southwest of Hoatsin Island, 3.92 km west of Revolver Island and 1.9 km northeast of Skoba Island. British mapping in 2001.
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