Smillie Peak (54°17′S 36°57′W / 54.283°S 36.950°W / -54.283; -36.950Coordinates: 54°17′S 36°57′W / 54.283°S 36.950°W / -54.283; -36.950) is a rock peak, 1,765 m, standing 1 mile (1.6 km) east of Mount Corneliussen in the west extremity of the Allardyce Range of South Georgia. Surveyed by the SGS, 1951–52, and named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Gordon Smillie, SGS surveyor.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Smillie Peak" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
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