Smooth Island
Smooth Island is the northeasternmost of the Forge Islands, Argentine Islands, in the Wilhelm Archipelago. The name, given by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1961, is descriptive of the smooth, ice-free surface of this island, which is a useful navigational mark for vessels approaching Bloor Passage from the north.Places of Interest
Highlights: Woozle Hill.
Woozle Hill
Peak
Galindez Island is an island 0.5 nautical miles long… Woozle Hill is situated 2½ km south of Smooth Island.
Smooth Island
- Type: Island
- Description: Island in Wilhelm Archipelago, Antarctica
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-65.22787° or 65° 13′ 40″ south
Longitude
-64.26501° or 64° 15′ 54″ west
Open location code
376QQPCM+VX
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Smooth Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Smooth Island (pulo sa Antarctica)”
- Cebuano: “Smooth Island”
- Chinese: “斯穆斯島”
- Dutch: “Smooth Island”
- German: “Smooth Island”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Smooth Island”
- Swedish: “Smooth Island, Antarktis”
- Swedish: “Smooth Island”
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