Smith Island
E100085
Smith Island is a remote, ice-covered island in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica, known for its rugged terrain and scientific interest.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mount Foster | 0 |
| Cape James | 0 |
| Cape Smith | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Antarctic island
ⓘ
cape ⓘ cape ⓘ island ⓘ mountain ⓘ |
| countryClaimedBy |
Argentina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chile NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | William Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1819 ⓘ |
| elevation | about 2105 metres ⓘ |
| hasCape |
Cape James
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cape Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoastlineFeature |
glaciated shores
ⓘ
steep cliffs ⓘ |
| hasGlacier |
Bistra Glacier
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dalgopol Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ Dragoman Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ Gramada Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ Kremena Ice Piedmont NERFINISHED ⓘ Letnitsa Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ Ovech Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ Pashuk Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ Ritya Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ Vetrino Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ Yablanitsa Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHighestPoint | Mount Foster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLength | about 20 kilometres ⓘ |
| hasMapScale |
1:100000
ⓘ
1:120000 ⓘ |
| hasNoPermanentPopulation | true ⓘ |
| hasSurfaceCharacteristic | ice-covered ⓘ |
| hasTerrain | rugged terrain ⓘ |
| hasWidth | up to 5 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Antarctica
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Shetland Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Smith Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Smith Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Smith Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mappedBy |
British surveys
ⓘ
Bulgarian Antarctic Place-names Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | William Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Antarctic Treaty System
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Antarctic Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separatedBy | Boyd Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separatedFrom | Snow Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | scientific research ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.