Águila Islet facts for kids
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Native name:
Islote Águila
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Águila Islet on Diego Ramírez Islands (last on the bottom)
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| Geography | |
| Coordinates | 56°32′15″S 68°43′10″W / 56.53750°S 68.71944°W |
| Archipelago | Diego Ramírez Islands |
| Adjacent bodies of water | Pacific ocean |
| Administration | |
| Region | Magallanes |
| Province | Antartica Chilena |
| Commune | Cabo de Hornos |
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| NGA UFI=not listed | |
Águila Islet (Spanish: Islote Águila, "Eagle Islet") is the southernmost point of the American continent. It is part of the larger southern group of the Diego Ramírez Islands, about 100 km (62 mi) southwest of Cape Horn in the Drake Passage.
The distance to the closest Antarctic lands (Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands) is about 800 km (497 mi) and to the mainland (Antarctic Peninsula) is about 950 km (590 mi).
See also
In Spanish: Islote Águila para niños
- Extreme points of the Antarctic
- List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
- List of extreme points of Chile
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