Herschel Island (Chile)

For the island in Canada, see Herschel Island.
Herschel Island
Island landscape, the interior of the Cabo de Hornos National Park
Map
Geography
LocationPacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean
Coordinates55°50′42″S 67°17′43″W / 55.845°S 67.2953°W / -55.845; -67.2953
Administration
Chile

Herschel Island is an island belonging to Chile. The island is located just north of the Drake Passage and southeast of Tierra del Fuego. It is part of the Hermite Islands.[1] The Franklin Channel on the north side of the island separates Herschel from the southernmost Wollaston Islands. Herschel Island is part of the Cabo de Hornos National Park.

It is one of the southernmost landforms in the Americas (Hornos Island is further south). The island was named in honor of the British astronomer John Herschel.[2]

References

  1. ^ Rozzi, R. F.; Massardo, A.; Berghöfer, C.B.; Anderson, A.; Mansilla, M; Mansilla, J.; Plana, U.; Berghöfer, P.; Araya, P.; Barros, E. (2006). Reserva de Biosfera Cabo de Hornos: Documento de Base para la Incorporación del Territorio Insular del Cabo de Hornos a la Red Mundial de Reservas de Biosfera (in Spanish). Punta Arenas: Ediciones de la Universidad de Magallanes.
  2. ^ Diccionario de Epónimos. Herschel (John)


Stub icon

This Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Stub icon

This article about an island is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.