COMPOSITE GAZETTEER OF ANTARCTICA

SW-most of the South Shetland Islands, separated from Snow Island to NE by Boyd Strait; rises to c. 2100m at Mount Foster; was roughly charted by William Smith at Cape Smith in October 1819; further charted in 1820 by American sealers and by Weddell, who made a landing near Cape James; called Mount Pisgah Island by Sheffield, 1820, in association with Mount Pisgah Smith's Island, so named after Capt. William Smith (1790-1847), Master of the brig Williams of Blyth, who discovered the South Shetland Islands, 19 February 1819. Smith Island (GBR chart, 1839 [in 62°56'S 62°28'W]; [co-ordinates corrected] APC, 1953). For further information see British Antarctic Territory Gazetteer.

Island 18 mi long and 5 mi wide, lying 45 mi W of Deception Island in the South Shetland Islands. The discovery of the South Shetland Islands was first reported in 1819 by Capt. William Smith, for 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.

Se le otorgó este nombre en reconocimiento al capitán William Smith, quien en 1819 informó sobre el descubrimiento de las islas Shetland del Sur. Fue conocida a un mismo tiempo por los cazadores de focas americano e ingleses a comienzos de 1820 y el nombre Smith está establecido internacionalmente hace más de 100 años. Mide 18 millas de largo por 3,5 de ancho, situada a 49 millas al W de isla Decepción, en las islas Shetland del Sur. La isla es montañosa, sus picos cubiertos de nieve son visibles a gran distancia.