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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 located on the small Hornos Island.
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.
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 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.
Cape Location Coordinates Notes Cape Horn: Chile: Hornos Island; Southernmost point in the Tierra del Fuego islands of South America and the official dividing point between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
In geography, a cape is a headland, peninsula or promontory extending into a body of water, ... Map depicting Cape Horn at the southernmost portion of South America.
The southernmost islands of the American continent are the Diego Ramírez Islands, southwest of Cape Horn. South of all these islands is the Drake Passage . The southern tip of Deceit island extends southeastwards through a line of sharp-edged rocks known as Los dientes o garras de Deceit (the Teeth or Claws of Deceit) that end in a rough islet ...
The extreme points of South America are the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location on the continent.The continent's southernmost point is often said to be Cape Horn, but Águila Islet of the Diego Ramírez Islands lies further south.