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Cape Horn is the southernmost headland of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago of southern Chile, and is located on the small Hornos Island. It marks both the northern boundary of the Drake Passage and where the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans meet. Cape Horn was identified by mariners and first rounded in 1616 by the Dutchmen Willem Schouten and Jacob ...
Cabo de Hornos National Park is a protected area in southern Chile that was designated a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 2005, [4] along with Alberto de Agostini National Park. 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 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. The island is one of the Hermite Islands, part of the Tierra del Fuego ...
The archipelago consists of the main island, Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego, with an area of 48,100 km 2 (18,572 sq mi), and a group of many islands, including Cape Horn and Diego Ramírez Islands. Tierra del Fuego is divided between Argentina , which controls the eastern part of the main island and a few small islands in the Beagle Channel ...
Great capes. The clipper route from the United Kingdom to Australia and New Zealand, by way of the great capes. In sailing, the great capes are three major capes of the continents in the Southern Ocean: Africa 's Cape of Good Hope, Australia 's Cape Leeuwin, and South America 's Cape Horn. [1]
The Antarctic Peninsula and Cape Horn create a funneling effect, which channels the winds into the relatively narrow Drake Passage. [ citation needed ] Hope Bay , at 63°23′S 057°00′W / 63.383°S 57.000°W / -63.383; -57.000 , is near the northern extremity of the peninsula, Prime Head , at 63°13′S. Near the tip at Hope Bay ...
Clipper route. The clipper route, followed by ships sailing between Europe and Australia or New Zealand. In the Age of Sail, the Brouwer Route reduced the time of a voyage from The Netherlands to the Dutch East Indies from almost 12 months to about six months. The clipper route was derived from the Brouwer Route and was sailed by clipper ships ...
Map of the Cape of Good Hope and Cape Agulhas, the southernmost point of Africa. The Cape of Good Hope is at the southern tip of the Cape Peninsula, about 2.3 kilometers (1.4mi) west and a little south of Cape Point on the south-east corner. Cape Town is about 50 kilometers to the north of the Cape, in Table Bay at the north end of the peninsula.