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Smith Island (Queensland)
Smith Island or Smith's Island may refer to the following places: Antarctica *Smith Islands, Wilkes Land *Smith Island (South Shetland Islands) Australia *Smith Islands National Park, Queensland * Smith Island (South Australia) Bermuda *Smith's Island, Bermuda Canada *Smith Island (British Columbia), off the mouth of the Skeena River *Smith Island (Frobisher Bay, Nunavut) *Smith Island (Hudson Bay, Nunavut) * Smith Island (Ontario), an island in Ontario India *Smith Island (Andaman and Nicobar Islands) Japan *Smith Island (Japan) United States * Smith Island (Alaska) *Smith Island (California) *Smith Island (Connecticut), in the Thimble Islands *Smith Island (Illinois), in Kankakee River State Park, Illinois *Smith Island, Maryland *Smith Island (North Carolina), now known as Bald Head Island *Smith Island, Virginia *Smith Island (Washington) **Smith Island Light *Smith's Island Recreation Area, Pleasant Valley Township, Scott County, Iowa See also * * Smith's Island (disamb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smith Islands
The Smith Islands are two Antarctic islands lying close to Tracy Point, the western extremity of Beall Island, in the Windmill Islands. They were first mapped from air photos taken by USN Operation Highjump and Operation Windmill in 1947 and 1948. The islands were named for the US-ACAN for Aerographer's Mate Roger E. Smith, USN, a member of the Wilkes Station party of 1958. See also * Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica * List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands * Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research * Territorial claims in Antarctica Seven sovereign states – Argentina, Australia, Chile, France, New Zealand, Norway, and the United Kingdom – have made eight territorial claims in Antarctica. These countries have tended to place their Antarctic scientific observation and st ... External links Windmill Islands {{WilkesLand-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smith Island (California)
Smith Island is a small rocky island near Avila Beach, California. It was settled in the late 19th century and is currently uninhabited. The island is near the former settlement of Port Harford, California. References Islands of California Pacific islands of California {{SanLuisObispoCountyCA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smith's Island (other)
Smith Island or Smith's Island may refer to the following places: Antarctica *Smith Islands, Wilkes Land * Smith Island (South Shetland Islands) Australia *Smith Islands National Park, Queensland *Smith Island (South Australia) Bermuda *Smith's Island, Bermuda Canada *Smith Island (British Columbia), off the mouth of the Skeena River * Smith Island (Frobisher Bay, Nunavut) * Smith Island (Hudson Bay, Nunavut) * Smith Island (Ontario), an island in Ontario India * Smith Island (Andaman and Nicobar Islands) Japan * Smith Island (Japan) United States * Smith Island (Alaska) *Smith Island (California) * Smith Island (Connecticut), in the Thimble Islands *Smith Island (Illinois), in Kankakee River State Park, Illinois * Smith Island, Maryland *Smith Island (North Carolina), now known as Bald Head Island *Smith Island, Virginia Smith Island is one of the Virginia Barrier Islands located adjacent to the southern end of the Eastern Shore of Virginia in Northampton County near Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pleasant Valley Township, Scott County, Iowa
Pleasant Valley Township is a civil township, township in Scott County, Iowa, Scott County, Iowa, United States. Geography Pleasant Valley Township covers an area of and is located on the shore of the Mississippi River between the cities of Bettendorf, Iowa, Bettendorf and Le Claire, Iowa, Le Claire According to the United States Geological Survey, USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Fenno and Pleasant Valley. Forest Grove School No. 5 and the Roswell Spencer House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places and located in the township. Education Pleasant Valley Township is served by the Pleasant Valley Community School District, including Pleasant Valley High School (Iowa), Pleasant Valley High School. Recreation Smith's Island Recreation Area, operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, offers fishing and viewing of local wildlife. References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smith Island Light
The Smith Island Light was a lighthouse on Smith Island, Island County, Washington. History The Smith Island Light was constructed in 1858 using the classic New England design of a 1-1/2 story keeper's house with a light tower centered on the roof. Electric power was provided by a bank of 18 lead-acid truck batteries connected in series and recharged by gasoline-powered generators. The structure stood about from the island's western edge. The bluff began to erode, and when the bluff reached the front door in the 1950s, the lighthouse was abandoned. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. The broken lighthouse could be seen clinging precariously to the bluff from the 1980s until the spring of 1998, when the last remains toppled into the sea. The lighthouse was replaced with an automated navigational light emanating on a focal plane from a skeletal tower constructed in 1957. The tower also houses a weather station operated by the United States Nati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smith Island (Washington)
Smith Island is located in the eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca, Washington, about midway between Admiralty Inlet and Lopez Island. It is connected to the smaller Minor Island, to its east, by a low spit that is covered at high tide. The low, grassy islands have a few trees and are an important habitat for seabirds, and the beaches are a resting site for sea lions. The islands are part of the San Juan Islands National Wildlife Refuge, and are usually closed to the public. The Smith Island Light was constructed on the island in 1858. Originally, this stood about 200 feet away from the island's western edge. The bluff began to erode, and when the bluff reached the front door in the 1950s, the lighthouse was abandoned. During the 1980s until the spring of 1998, the last part of the broken lighthouse clung precariously to the bluff. The lighthouse was replaced with an automated navigational light high. Minor Island also has a light. The island is also the site of a weather station opera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smith Island, Virginia
Smith Island is one of the Virginia Barrier Islands located adjacent to the southern end of the Eastern Shore of Virginia in Northampton County near Cape Charles. The island bears the name of Captain John Smith the explorer who visited it in 1608. In 1614, Governor Thomas Dale sent 20 men, under Lieutenant William Craddock, to the area to establish a salt works and to catch fish for the colonists. They intended to make salt by boiling down the sea water. They settled along Old Plantation Creek at Dale's Gift on the mainland, but established the salt works on Smith Island. History Legendary pirate Edward Teach, known as Blackbeard, sometimes used Smith Island as a stopover to careen his ships. Three centuries later a creek and cove on the island still bear his name. Though he traveled far and wide Blackbeard found fertile pirating grounds in the area off the Virginia Capes. On Sept. 29, 1717 he and Captain Benjamin Hornigold captured the sloop ''Betty'' off Cape Charles and p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smith Island (North Carolina)
Bald Head Island, historically Smith Island, is a village located on the east side of the Cape Fear River in Brunswick County, North Carolina, Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States. Compared to the nearby city of Wilmington, North Carolina, Wilmington to the north, the village of Bald Head Island is small and somewhat remote. It is accessible by ferry from the nearby town of Southport, North Carolina, Southport and by four-wheel drive vehicle along the beach strand from Fort Fisher to the north. Only government officials are allowed to drive the beach strand route. There are few cars on the island; instead, residents drive modified electric golf carts. Bald Head Island is nationally recognized for its sea turtle nesting activity. The population of the village was 158 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. The village is part of the Wilmington metropolitan area. The village is revered for its picturesque nature and is a popular location for vacationing. It was the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smith Island, Maryland
Smith Island is a collection of three distinct island communities, Tylerton, Rhodes Point, and Ewell, Maryland on the Chesapeake Bay, on the border of Maryland and Virginia territorial waters in the United States. The island is the last inhabited island in Maryland that is not accessible by vehicle, where most of the islands are eroding due to tidal currents and sea level rise. Smith Island is expected to completely erode by 2100. The island's population is approximately 220, down from a peak of about 800. On its Maryland side, Smith Island is a census-designated place (CDP) in Somerset County. It is included in the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Smith Island lies approximately west of Crisfield, Maryland, across the Tangier Sound portion of the Chesapeake Bay. The island consists of three communities, namely Ewell, Tylerton and Rhodes Point, which all sit on the Maryland portion of the island. The Virginia portion is uninhabited, alth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kankakee River State Park
Kankakee River State Park is an Illinois state park on primarily in Kankakee and Will Counties, Illinois, United States. Originally, of land was donated by Ethel Sturges Dummer for the creation of the state park in 1938. Another was donated by Commonwealth Edison in 1956, which again donated more land in 1989. The islands of Smith, Hoffman, Langham, and Willow are all located inside the park on the Kankakee River. History Before the arrival of Europeans, Native Americans occupied the Kankakee River valley in the area that is now the state park. This region was historically occupied by Illini and Miami Indians in the 1670s and 1680s. By 1685 the Miami were sufficiently numerous that the Kankakee River was called the River of the Miami. Kickapoo and Mascouten also frequented the river valley in the 18th century. By the 1770s, the Council of Three Fires—the Chippewa, Ottawa and Potawatomi nations—dominated the area. The most extensive village was " Rock Village" or " Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smith Island (Illinois)
Smith Island or Smith's Island may refer to the following places: Antarctica *Smith Islands, Wilkes Land * Smith Island (South Shetland Islands) Australia *Smith Islands National Park, Queensland *Smith Island (South Australia) Bermuda *Smith's Island, Bermuda Canada *Smith Island (British Columbia), off the mouth of the Skeena River * Smith Island (Frobisher Bay, Nunavut) * Smith Island (Hudson Bay, Nunavut) * Smith Island (Ontario), an island in Ontario India * Smith Island (Andaman and Nicobar Islands) Japan * Smith Island (Japan) United States * Smith Island (Alaska) * Smith Island (California) * Smith Island (Connecticut), in the Thimble Islands * Smith Island (Illinois), in Kankakee River State Park, Illinois * Smith Island, Maryland *Smith Island (North Carolina), now known as Bald Head Island *Smith Island, Virginia Smith Island is one of the Virginia Barrier Islands located adjacent to the southern end of the Eastern Shore of Virginia in Northampton County near ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smith Island (Connecticut)
The Thimble Islands is an archipelago consisting of small islands in Long Island Sound, located in and around the harbor of Stony Creek in the southeast corner of Branford, Connecticut. The islands are under the jurisdiction of the United States with security provided by the town of Branford police and the US Coast Guard. The archipelago of islands made up of Stony Creek pink granite bedrock were once the tops of hills prior to the last ice age. As a result, the Thimble Islands are much more stable than most other islands in Long Island Sound, which are terminal moraines of rubble deposited by retreating glaciers. History Known to the Mattabeseck Indians as ''Kuttomquosh'', "the beautiful sea rocks," they consist of a jumble of granite rocks, ledges and outcroppings resulting from glaciation, numbering between 100 and 365 depending on where the line is drawn between an island and a mere rock. The islands serve as a rest stop for migrating seals. The first European ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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