Islotes les Éclaireurs
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| Waters | Beagle Channel | |
| archipelago | fire land | |
| Geographical location | 54 ° 52 ′ S , 68 ° 6 ′ W | |
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| Number of islands | 8th | |
| Main island | Isla de los Lobos | |
| Total land area | 0.02 km² | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
The Islotes les Éclaireurs are a collection of small islets in the Argentine part of the Beagle Channel near the Chilean border in the east of the Bay of Ushuaia . The Yámana call them Kashuna .
The islands were named after frigate captain Luis Fernando Martial , captain of the ship La Romanche on a French scientific expedition in September 1882.
The most famous island is Isla de los Lobos in the west of the group, also called Isla Alicia , to which various providers regularly offer ship and boat trips from Ushuaia. The Isla de los Lobos got its name from the sea lions on it . There is also a breeding colony of cormorants . The Faro Les Éclaireurs lighthouse is on the northeastern island .
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