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Shut Island (Bulgarian: остров Шут, romanized: ostrov 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]

Shut Island
Shut Island
Location of Shut Island
Shut Island
Shut Island (Antarctic Peninsula)
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates65°03′00″S 64°10′00″W
ArchipelagoWilhelm Archipelago
Area14 ha (35 acres)
Length573 m (1880 ft)
Width520 m (1710 ft)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Populationuninhabited

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


Shut Island is located at 65°03′00″S 64°10′00″W. 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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Notes


  1. Shut Island. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica

References




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



На других языках


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Shut Island (englisch; bulgarisch остров Шут .mw-parser-output .Latn{font-family:"Akzidenz Grotesk","Arial","Avant Garde Gothic","Calibri","Futura","Geneva","Gill Sans","Helvetica","Lucida Grande","Lucida Sans Unicode","Lucida Grande","Stone Sans","Tahoma","Trebuchet","Univers","Verdana"}ostrow Schut, deutsch ‚Narreninsel‘) ist eine teilweise vereiste, in ost-westlicher Ausrichtung 573 m lange und 520 m breite Insel in der Gruppe der Dannebrog-Inseln im Wilhelm-Archipel vor der Graham-Küste des Grahamlands auf der Antarktischen Halbinsel. Sie grenzt an Padpadak Island im Süden und liegt 815 m südsüdwestlich von Hoatsin Island, 3,92 km westlich von Revolver Island sowie 1,9 km nordöstlich von Skoba Island.
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