| Smith Island | |
| Image Map Caption: | Topographic map of Smith Island |
| Pushpin Map: | South Shetland Islands#Antarctica |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of in the South Shetland Islands##Location in Antarctica |
| Location: | Antarctica |
| Coordinates: | -63°N -92°W |
| Archipelago: | South Shetland Islands |
| Area Km2: | 148 |
| Length Mi: | 20 |
| Width Mi: | 5 |
| Highest Mount: | Mount Foster |
| Elevation M: | 2025 |
| Population: | 0 |
| Country: | None |
| Treaty System: | Antarctic Treaty System |
Smith Island is 20miles long and 5abbr=offNaNabbr=off wide, lying 49miles west of Deception Island in the South Shetland Islands of the British Antarctic Territory. It is separated from Snow Island by the 25miles-wide Boyd Strait, and from Low Island by the 17miles-wide Osmar Strait. Surface area is 148km2.[1]
The discovery of the South Shetland Islands was first reported in 1819 by Capt. William Smith, after whom the island is named. This island was known to both American and British sealers as early as 1820, and the name Smith has been well established in international usage for over 100 years, although in Russian literature it is often referred to as Borodino Island, sometimes marked as Borodino (Smith) Island.
The island hosts no research stations or camps, and is seldom visited by scientists or mountaineers. Its interior is entirely occupied by Imeon Range rising to 20250NaN0 (Mount Foster).[2] [3] The first detailed topographic mapping of the island was made by the Antarctic Place-names Commission and the Military Geographic Service of the Bulgarian Army[4] and published in 2009[1] in both English and Bulgarian.
