| Akin Island | |
| Pushpin Map: | Antarctica#Antarctic Peninsula |
| Location: | Antarctica |
| Coordinates: | -62.2282°N -59.0972°W |
| Archipelago: | South Shetland Islands |
| Length M: | 280 |
| Width M: | 100 |
| Population: | Uninhabited |
| Country: | None |
| Treaty System: | Antarctic Treaty System |
Akin Island (bg|остров Акин|ostrov Akin, pronounced as /bg/) 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 -62.2282°N -59.0972°W, 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.