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Revolver Island

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Revolver Island (Bulgarian: остров Револвер, romanized: ostrov Revolver, IPA: [ˈɔstrof rɛˈvɔɫvɛr]) is the partly ice-free island 645 m long in southwest–northeast direction and 284 m wide in the Dannebrog Islands group of Wilhelm Archipelago in the Antarctic Peninsula region. Its surface area is 8.77 ha.[1]

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The feature is so named because of its shape supposedly resembling a revolver handgun, and in association with other descriptive names of islands in the area.[1]

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Location

Revolver Island is located at 65°02′58″S 64°04′21″W, which is 1.06 km southwest of Rollet Island, 1.85 km northwest of the west extremity of Booth Island, 1.67 km northeast of Taralezh Island and 2.95 km southeast of Pegas Island. British mapping in 2001.

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