In Metal Gear Solid, what is the name of the island where the Shadow Moses incident occurs?

The Shadow Moses incident in Metal Gear Solid takes place on Shadow Moses Island.

Shadow Moses is a fictional island in Alaska used by the United States military for a secret nuclear weapons disposal facility. FOXHOUND seizes the facility, takes hostages, and threatens a nuclear strike, sending Solid Snake into the complex to stop the rebellion.

The island’s snowy terrain and isolated military infrastructure define the game’s atmosphere. Locations such as the tank hangar, communications towers, underground base, and nuclear warhead storage building are all connected to the Shadow Moses operation.

Shadow Moses Island is sometimes confused with real Alaskan locations or with the offshore Big Shell facility from Metal Gear Solid 2. Big Shell is a separate setting, while Shadow Moses is the principal location of the first Metal Gear Solid.