Africa · DX entity · DXCC 493 · deleted

Penguin Island

Penguin Island was a DX entity in Africa, in CQ zone 38 and ITU zone 57, counting for contacts from the start of DXCC until 28 February 1994.

A deleted entity. Contacts made from 1 March 1994 no longer count for Penguin Island.

The map of this entity arrives with the DXEntity boundary layer.

Figure 1. Penguin Island. The boundary is to come. Boundaries: not yet published (GIS-Architecture, the DXEntity layer).

Data sheet

DXCC entity code	493
Name in the ADIF standard	PENGUIN IS.
Continent	Africa
Primary prefix	none listed
CQ zone	38
ITU zone	57
Counts for contacts from	the start of DXCC
No longer counts from	1 March 1994
Remarks	Continent, zones and validity from the ARRL DXCC List (deleted entities): (ZS0,1) Only contacts made February 29, 1994, and before, count for this entity. [Atlas note: February 29, 1994 read as February 28, 1994.]

Sources: ADIF Development Group, ADIF Specification version 3.1.8 (2026-10-12), DXCC Entity Code enumeration. https://adif.org/; ARRL, DXCC List (current and deleted entities), January 2026. https://www.arrl.org/country-lists-prefixes