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Navarino Island
Native name:
Isla Navarino or Shunuko (Yamana)[1]
Puerto Williams with Dientes de Navarino in the background
Navarino Island is located in Southern Patagonia
Navarino Island
Navarino Island
Geography
Coordinates55°04′32″S 67°39′19″W / 55.0755°S 67.6553°W / -55.0755; -67.6553
Adjacent toPacific ocean - Atlantic ocean
Area2,473 km2 (955 sq mi)
Highest elevation1,195 m (3921 ft)
Highest pointDientes de Navarino
Administration
Chile
RegionMagallanes
ProvinceAntártica Chilena
CommuneCabo de Hornos, Chile
Demographics
Population~2,000
Additional information
NGA UFI=-893346
Detail map with Navarino Island

Navarino Island (Spanish: Isla Navarino) is a Chilean island located between Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego, to the north, and Cape Horn, to the south. The island forms part of the Commune of Cabo de Hornos, the southernmost commune in Chile and in the world, belonging to Antártica Chilena Province in the XII Region of Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica. Its population is concentrated primarily in the communal capital, Puerto Williams, and in small settlements like Puerto Navarino, Río Guanaco and Puerto Toro. The highest point of the island is Pico Navarino at 1,195 m (3,921 ft). The island is a popular destination for fly-fishers.[2]

  1. ^ "Obras en la Isla Hornos". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-06-04.
  2. ^ Lafferty, Jamie (March 28, 2017). "Chile: fly-fishing at the end of the world". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 2022-12-11. Retrieved March 30, 2017.

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