| Hoatsin Island | |
| Map: | Antarctica#Antarctic Peninsula |
| Map Relief: | yes |
| Location: | Antarctica |
| Coordinates: | -65.0394°N -64.1519°W |
| Archipelago: | Wilhelm Archipelago |
| Area Ha: | 16.85 |
| Length M: | 795 |
| Width M: | 360 |
| Population: | uninhabited |
| Country: | None |
| Treaty System: | Antarctic Treaty System |
Hoatsin Island (bg|остров Хоацин|ostrov Hoatsin, pronounced as /bg/) is the mostly ice-free island 795 m long in southeast–northwest direction and 360 m wide in the Dannebrog Islands group of Wilhelm Archipelago in the Antarctic Peninsula region. Its surface area is 16.85 ha.[1]
The feature is so named because of its shape supposedly resembling a hoatzin bird ('hoatsin' in Bulgarian), and in association with other descriptive names of islands in the area.[1]
Hoatsin Island is located at -65.0394°N -64.1519°W, which is 65 m southwest of Pegas Island, 2.8 km northwest of Taralezh Island and 815 m north-northeast of Shut Island. British mapping in 2001.
