Águila Islet | |
Native Name: | Islote Águila |
Archipelago: | Diego Ramírez Islands |
Waterbody: | Pacific Ocean |
Country: | Chile |
Country Admin Divisions Title: | Region |
Country Admin Divisions: | Magallanes |
Country Admin Divisions Title 1: | Province |
Country Admin Divisions 1: | Antartica Chilena |
Country Admin Divisions Title 2: | Commune |
Country Admin Divisions 2: | Cabo de Hornos |
Additional Info: | NGA UFI=not listed |
Águila Islet (Spanish; Castilian: Islote Águila, "Eagle Islet") is the southernmost point of South America.[1] It is part of the larger southern group of the Diego Ramírez Islands, about 1000NaN0 southwest of Cape Horn in the Drake Passage.
The distance to the closest Antarctic lands (Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands) is about 8000NaN0 and to the mainland (Antarctic Peninsula) is about 9500NaN0.
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