Smith Islands
| Smith Islands | ||
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| Waters | Vincennes Bay | |
| archipelago | Windmill Islands | |
| Geographical location | 66 ° 18 ′ S , 110 ° 27 ′ E | |
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| Number of islands | 2 | |
The Smith Islands ( english Smith Islands ) is a complex of two islands existing group before the Budd Coast of the East Antarctic Wilkes Land . In the archipelago of the Windmill Islands , they are close to Tracy Point , the western branch of the island of Beall Island .
Aerial photos of both islands were taken during the US Operation Highjump (1946–1947) and Operation Windmill (1947–1948). The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named them in 1963 after Roger E. Smith, an aerographer in the United States Navy and a member of the crew at Wilkes Station in 1958.
Web links
- Smith Islands in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Smith Islands on geographic.org