  Shut Island Location of Shut Island  Shut Island Shut Island (Antarctic Peninsula) | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| 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 (1880 ft) |
| Width | 520 m (1710 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited |
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]
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]
- ^ a b Shut Island. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica