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 include Woozle Hill.
Woozle Hill
Peak
Galindez Island is an island 0.5 nautical miles long, lying immediately east of Winter Island in the Argentine Islands, Wilhelm Archipelago, Antarctica. It is home to the Vernadsky Research Base. 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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Satellite Map
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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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