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Navarino Island (Spanish: Isla Navarino) is a large Chilean island, with an area of 2,514 km 2 (971 sq mi) and a coastline of 510 km (320 mi). [2] It is located between Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego , to the north, and Cape Horn , to the south.
Puerto Williams (Spanish: [ˈpweɾto ˈ(ɣ)wiljams]; Spanish for "Port Williams") is a city, port and naval base on Navarino Island in Chile.It faces the Beagle Channel.It is the capital of the Chilean Antarctic Province, one of four provinces in the Magellan and Chilean Antarctica Region, and administers the communes of Chilean Antarctic Territory and Cabo de Hornos.
Puerto Toro is a hamlet on the eastern coast of Navarino Island, Chile. Puerto Toro was founded in 1892 during the Tierra del Fuego Gold Rush by Governor of Punta Arenas Señoret. [1] [2] It belongs to the Commune of Cabo de Hornos, in Antártica Chilena Province of Magallanes y Antártica Chilena Region.
A network of small roads crisscrosses the city and connects it to Navarino Island's main highway. [1] The village is named after a bay near it, called Bahia Wulaia. It is also surrounded by forests, despite the cold climate and snowy winters. [1] The bay was the very first area on its island to be settled by Native Subantarcticans (the Yagan ...
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Puerto Navarino is a Chilean port on the Beagle Channel in western Navarino Island opposite Ushuaia in Argentina. Puerto Navarino is part of Cabo de Hornos commune. It is 54km west of Puerto Williams along a gravel road. [1] It is one of the most southerly populated places in Chile.
Navarino (community), Wisconsin, an unincorporated community, United States; Navarino, former name of the Commune Cabo de Hornos, Chile; Navarino Island, an island located in the Commune of Cabo de Hornos, Antártica Chilena Province, Chile Puerto Navarino, Chilean port facing the Beagle Channel in western Navarino Island, Chile
The Cerro Bandera is a hill located on Navarino Island, is visible from Puerto Williams and its top is a flag of Chile, takes about 3 hours to travel back and forth. It is also the first stop to continue the circuit Dientes de Navarino .