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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.
In its southerly range it occurs in dense stands as far south as Navarino Island. [4] It grows in areas with low temperatures and abundant snow; therefore, in the north half of its distribution it is found only in the Andes Range and at sea level on its southernmost natural environment. It tolerates temperatures −30 °C (−22 °F) and lower ...
Beaver damage on the north shore of Robalo Lake, Navarino Island, Chile. In the 1940s, beavers were brought to Tierra del Fuego in southern Chile and Argentina for commercial fur production and introduced near Fagnano Lake. Although the fur enterprise failed, 25 pairs of beavers were released into the wild.
Tree vegetation extends as far south as the Isla de los Estados, Navarino Island and the north of Hoste Island. At altitudes above, dwarf Nothofagus communities are found. Going further south, Wollaston Islands and the south of Hoste Island are covered by subantarctic tundra.
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 ...
The largest Chilean towns are Porvenir, capital of the Chilean Province of Tierra del Fuego, located on the main island, and, on Navarino Island, Puerto Williams, which is the capital of the Antártica Chilena Province. Puerto Toro lies a few kilometers south of Puerto Williams. Arguably, it is the southernmost village in the world.
Omora Ethnobotanical Park is a protected area of Chile located 4 km (2 mi) west of Puerto Williams on Navarino Island in the extreme southern Magellan and Chilean Antarctica Region. The Omora Park is a research, education and conservation center for the Cape Horn Biosphere Reserve.
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.