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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.
Southernmost point Latitude Antarctica: South Pole: 90°00′S: Antarctic Circle: 66°33′39"S South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (United Kingdom) Southern Thule: 59°42′S Chile: Águila Islet, Diego Ramírez Islands Cape Froward (mainland) 56°32′S 53°53′S Argentina: Southernmost point of Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego Monte ...
Although not the most southerly point of South America (which is Águila Islet), Cape Horn marks the northern boundary of the Drake Passage and marks where the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans meet. Cape Horn is the southernmost headland of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago of southern Chile , and is located on the small Hornos Island .
This is a list of the extreme points of The Americas, 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, which is the southernmost point of the Chilean islands.
Cape Froward (Spanish: Cabo Froward) is the southernmost point of mainland South America.It is located in the Magallanes Region of Chile, along the north shore of Magellan Strait, being the southern tip of the Brunswick Peninsula.
Águila Islet (Spanish: Islote Águila, "Eagle Islet") is the southernmost point of South America. [1] It is part of the larger southern group of the Diego Ramírez Islands, about 100 km (62 mi) southwest of Cape Horn in the Drake Passage.
The southernmost continental point of land outside Antarctica is in South America at Cape Froward, Magallanes Region, Chile The southernmost point of (liquid) water is a bay on the Filchner–Ronne Ice Shelf along the coast of Antarctica ( 83°S 59°W / 83°S 59°W / -83; -59 ) [ citation needed ] , about 100 km (60 mi) south of ...
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