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Cape Horn (Spanish: Cabo de Hornos, pronounced [ˈkaβo ðe ˈoɾnos]) is the southernmost headland of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago of southern Chile, and is ...
Cape Horn is a 7,316-foot (2,230-metre) mountain summit located in Chelan County of Washington state. [4] Cape Horn is situated 12 mi (19 km) west-northwest of Leavenworth, within the Alpine Lakes Wilderness, on land managed by the Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest. Cape Horn is part of the Chiwaukum Mountains, a subset of the Cascade Range.
The world's southernmost national park, [5] it is located 12 hours by boat from Puerto Williams in the Cape Horn Archipelago, which belongs to the Commune of Cabo de Hornos in the Antártica Chilena Province of Magallanes y Antártica Chilena Region. The park was created in 1945 [2] and includes the Wollaston Islands and the Hermite Islands.
The propensity of the area south of Greenleaf Peak and Table Mountain to collapse in landslides is due to the Eagle Creek formation. The rocks of the formation cover approximately 30 miles (48 km) of the Columbia River Gorge east of Cape Horn and consist of a mixture of past landslides, volcanic mud flows and ash falls.
Hornos Island (Spanish: Isla Hornos) is a Chilean island at the southern tip of South America.The island is mostly known for being the location of Cape Horn.It is generally considered South America's southernmost island, but the Diego Ramírez Islands are farther south.
For the sailor, a great cape is both a very simple and an extremely complicated whole of rocks, currents, breaking seas and huge waves, fair winds and gales, joys and fears, fatigue, dreams, painful hands, empty stomachs, wonderful moments, and suffering at times.
The Cape Horn Biosphere Reserve (Cabo de Hornos Biosphere Reserve) is located in the extreme south of Chile and comprises marine areas, islands, fjords, channels, forests and moorland. It covers an area of approximately 49,000 km 2 (19,000 sq mi). All biosphere reserves include core zones (no significant infrastructure development), buffer ...
Cape Horn (also Hoorn) is the southernmost headland of South America. Cape Horn may also refer to: Cape Horn Biosphere Reserve, located in the extreme south of Chile; Cape Horn (Washington), a mountain in Washington state; Cape Horn Interchange, a major freeway intersection on the Trans-Canada Highway; Cape Horn, Mendocino County, California