Isla Clarence

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Isla Clarence
Waters Pacific Ocean
Geographical location 54 ° 10 ′  S , 71 ° 50 ′  W Coordinates: 54 ° 10 ′  S , 71 ° 50 ′  W
Isla Clarence (Tierra del Fuego)
Isla Clarence
surface 1 111  km²
Residents 5 (2001)
<1 inh / km²
The south of Patagonia and the archipelago separated by the Strait of Magellan
The south of Patagonia and the archipelago separated by the Strait of Magellan

The Clarence Island ( Spanish : Isla Clarence) is an island in the south of Chile . The island forms part of the south coast of the Strait of Magellan . It is part of the Province of Tierra del Fuego and the municipality of Punta Arenas . It is one of the islands that form the strait. It is separated from Isla Santa Inés to the west by the Bárbara Canal .

The island extends from Canal Magdalena and Canal Cockburn to Canal Bárabra and the entire northern coast is characterized by bays that reach far into the island .

literature

  • United States Hydrographic Office: South America Pilot . Ed .: US Government Printing Office. 2nd Edition. US Government Printing Office, 1916, p. z. B. 276-279 (English, archive.org ).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ CHILE: División Político-Administrativay Censal 2001. Instituto Nacional de Estaditicas, accessed on January 28, 2017 .