William Smith (born c. 1775 in Blyth, Northumberland) was the Britishcaptain who discovered the South Shetland Islands, an archipelago near Antarctica. 1775 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Blyth is a town in the district of Blyth Valley, Northumberland, England, lying to the south of the River Blyth. ... Jump to: navigation, search Captain is both a nautical term and a military rank. ... The South Shetland Islands are a chain of islands in the Southern Ocean about 120 kilometres off the coast of Antarctica. ... Jump to: navigation, search An archipelago is a landform which consists of a chain or cluster of islands. ...
In 1819, while sailing cargo on Williams from Buenos Aires to Valparaíso, he sailed further south round Cape Horn in an attempt of catching the right winds. On 19 February1819 he spotted the new land at 62° West but did not land on it. The naval authorities did not believe his discovery, but on subsequent trip on 16 October he landed on the largest of the islands. He named the island King George Island and the archipelago South Shetland Islands in honour of Shetland Islands north of his home town. At the beginning of the following year, 1820, he guided Edward Bransfield with HMS Andromanche to confirm the discovery. 1819 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Buenos Aires (Good Airs in Spanish, originally meaning Fair Winds) is the capital of Argentina and its largest city and port, as well as one of the largest cities in South America. ... Port of ValparaÃso, Chile ValparaÃso is one of the main seaports of Chile, on the Pacific Ocean, and the capital of the ValparaÃso Region. ... Jump to: navigation, search Cape Horn from the South, January 2003 Cape Horn is often said to be the southernmost point of South America. ... Jump to: navigation, search February 19 is the 50th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1819 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search October 16 is the 289th day of the year (290th in Leap years). ... King George Island or ÃŽle du Roi Georges or Isla 25 de Mayo or Isla Rey Jorge or Isla Veinticinco de Mayo or King Georges Island or König Georg Insel or Waterloo Island is the largest of the South Shetland Islands, situated at 62°23′ S 58°67... The South Shetland Islands are a chain of islands in the Southern Ocean about 120 kilometres off the coast of Antarctica. ... Jump to: navigation, search Shetland Islands The Shetland Islands (also sometimes spelled Zetland or Hjaltland) are one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland, and also form a traditional county and Lieutenancy area. ... 1820 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Edward Bransfield (1785 - 1852) was a master in the Royal Navy and arguably the discoverer of, and the first person to set foot on, the continent of Antarctica. ...
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Antarctic Voyages and Expeditions, retrieved on March 2, 2005
Glasgow Digital Library: Scotland and the Antarctic: Nineteenth Century, retrieved on March 2, 2005
Ashgate Publishing: The Discovery of the South Shetland Islands, 1819-1820: The Journal of Midshipman C. W. Poynter, summary of the book retrieved on March 2, 2005
WilliamSmith (1728 - 1814) was a politician from Maryland.
WilliamSmith (June 25, 1728 – November 3, 1793) was a lawyer, historian, speaker, loyalist, and eventually Chief Justice of the Province New York from 1763 to 1782 and Chief Justice of Canada from 1786 until his death.
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