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The '''Hermite Islands''' are<ref>[http://www.capehorn-pilot.com/immagini/Charts/10.7%20Cabo%20de%20Hornos.htm 7. Cabo de Hornos ], retrieved on 14 February 2013</ref> the islands ''Hermite'', ''Herschel'', ''Deceit'' and ''Hornos'' as well as the islets ''Maxwell'', ''Jerdán'', ''Arrecife'', ''Chantieler'', ''Hall'', ''Deceit (islet)'', and ''Hasse'' at almost the southernmost end of [[South America]]. The smallest and southernmost of the mayor islands is [[Hornos Island]], the location of [[Cape Horn]]. The islands are located south of the [[Wollaston Islands]] and separated from them by the ''Franklin Channel''. The islets ''Terhalten'', ''Sesambre'', ''Evout'' and ''Barnevelt'' are located easterly and are not considered part of the Hermite islands. |
The '''Hermite Islands''' are<ref name="capehorn-pilot">[http://www.capehorn-pilot.com/immagini/Charts/10.7%20Cabo%20de%20Hornos.htm 7. Cabo de Hornos ], retrieved on 14 February 2013</ref> the islands ''Hermite'', ''Herschel'', ''Deceit'' and ''Hornos'' as well as the islets ''Maxwell'', ''Jerdán'', ''Arrecife'', ''Chantieler'', ''Hall'', ''Deceit (islet)'', and ''Hasse'' at almost the southernmost end of [[South America]]. The smallest and southernmost of the mayor islands is [[Hornos Island]], the location of [[Cape Horn]]. The islands are located south of the [[Wollaston Islands]] and separated from them by the ''Franklin Channel''. The islets ''Terhalten'', ''Sesambre'', ''Evout'' and ''Barnevelt'' are located easterly and are not considered part of the Hermite islands. |
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The southernmost islands of the [[Americas|American]] continent are the [[Diego Ramírez Islands]], southwest of Cape Horn. South of all these islands is the [[Drake Passage]]. |
The southernmost islands of the [[Americas|American]] continent are the [[Diego Ramírez Islands]], southwest of Cape Horn. South of all these islands is the [[Drake Passage]]. |
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| Coordinates | 55°50′00″S 67°25′00″W / 55.8333°S 67.4167°W |
| Archipelago | Tierra del Fuego |
| Adjacent to | Pacific ocean |
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The Hermite Islands are[1] the islands Hermite, Herschel, Deceit and Hornos as well as the islets Maxwell, Jerdán, Arrecife, Chantieler, Hall, Deceit (islet), and Hasse at almost the southernmost end of South America. The smallest and southernmost of the mayor islands is Hornos Island, the location of Cape Horn. The islands are located south of the Wollaston Islands and separated from them by the Franklin Channel. The islets Terhalten, Sesambre, Evout and Barnevelt are located easterly and are not considered part of the Hermite islands.
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 an eye-catching line of sharp-edged rocks known as Los dientes o garras de Deceit (Deceit teeth or claws) that end in a rough islet, the Islote Deceit. Though not so southern as Cape Horn, this string of rocks is perhaps more impressive than the cape itself, especially during gales. The islands form part of the Cabo de Hornos National Park.
History
They are named after the Dutch admiral Jacques l'Hermite (1582-1624). Hermite Islands were visited by Charles Darwin at the turn of 1832/1833. Argentina started 1978 the Operation Soberania to size the islands.
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Landscape in the Hermite Islands -
Deceit teeth -
Barnevelt Island -
Evout Island
See also
- List of islands of Chile
- Beagle conflict
Media related to Category:Hermite Islands at Wikimedia Commons- Media related to Category:Cape Horn at Wikimedia Commons
References
- ^ a b 7. Cabo de Hornos , retrieved on 14 February 2013
External links
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