Akin Island (Bulgarian: остров Акин, romanized: ostrov Akin, IPA: [ˈɔstrof ɐˈkin]) is a wide, rocky island 280 m long in southeast-northwest direction and 100 m 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 is located at 62°13′41.5″S 59°05′50″W / 62.228194°S 59.09722°W / -62.228194; -59.09722, 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.

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

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