Smyley Island
Smyley Island is an Antarctic island lying off the Antarctic Peninsula at coordinates. The island is long and from wide, and it lies about north of Case Island. Smyley Island connects to the Stange Ice Shelf and is separated from Alexander Island by the Ronne Entrance. Smyley Island is one of the 27 islands in Palmer Land, Antarctica.
In 1939–1941 the island was initially identified as a peninsula of mainland Antarctica by the United States Antarctic Service and was named Cape Smyley. In 1968 it was identified as an island on a U.S. Geological Survey map.
Smyley Island is named after Captain William H. Smyley, the American master of the sealing vessel Ohio during 1841–42.
