Herschel Island (Chile)
 Island landscape, the interior of the Cabo de Hornos National Park | |
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| Location | Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean |
| Coordinates | 55°50′42″S 67°17′43″W / 55.845°S 67.2953°W |
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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
- ^ 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.
- ^ Diccionario de Epónimos. Herschel (John)