Hermite Islands
| Hermite Islands | ||
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 and Wollaston Islands (north) |
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| Waters | Drake Street | |
| archipelago | fire land | |
| Geographical location | 55 ° 50 ′ S , 67 ° 25 ′ W | |
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| Number of islands | 7th | |
| Main island | Isla Hermite | |
| Total land area | 300 km² | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
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The Hermite Islands ( Spanish Islas Hermite ) are an uninhabited group of islands in the Tierra del Fuego archipelago in the extreme south of Chile , around 80 km south of Puerto Williams . Administratively, the islands belong to the municipality of Cabo de Hornos in the Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena . The Yámana called the islands Samajani , today they are named after the Dutch admiral Jacques L'Hermite .
geography
The archipelago includes seven islands and numerous rocks. The largest and highest island at 516 m above sea level is Isla Hermite (143.59 km²) in the west of the group, other large islands are Isla Herschel (65.81 km²) and Isla Deceit (40.40 km²) in the east. The most famous island, however, is Hornos , in the south of the group; on it is Cape Horn , at the southern tip of South America. North of the Hermite Islands are the Wollaston Islands . Both archipelagos are separated by the Franklin Canal , which measures 1.3 km (from Isla Herschel to Isla Freycinet ) to 1.5 km (from Isla Herschel to Isla Wollaston ) at its narrowest points .
In the west, the Bahía Nassau separates the archipelago (especially the Isla Hermite) from False Cape Horn, 16 km away on the Hardy Peninsula of Hoste Island . In the south lies Drake Street , which separates South America from the Antarctic continent . The Diego Ramírez Islands with the southernmost point of South America are located 81 kilometers to the southwest .
- Views
Cape Horn in the south of Isla de Hornos
Isla Deceit and Los serves o garras de Deceit as seen from Hornos
View over the Hermite Islands
The Hermite Islands are part of the Cape Horn National Park .
Web links
- Cabo de Hornos, map and information (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sailing Directions Enroute - Pub. 124, 2007 (English; PDF, 8MB)