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.

Águila Islet
Native name:
Islote Águila
Águila Islet on Diego Ramírez Islands (last on the bottom)
Geography
Coordinates56°32′15″S 68°43′10″W / 56.53750°S 68.71944°W / -56.53750; -68.71944
ArchipelagoDiego Ramírez Islands
Adjacent toPacific Ocean
Administration
RegionMagallanes
ProvinceAntartica Chilena
CommuneCabo de Hornos
Additional information
NGA UFI=not listed

The distance to the closest Antarctic lands (Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands) is about 800 km (497 mi) and to the mainland (Antarctic Peninsula) is about 950 km (590 mi).

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  1. ^ Quinn, Joyce A.; Woodward, Susan L. (3 February 2015). Earth's Landscape [2 volumes]: An Encyclopedia of the World's Geographic Features [2 volumes]. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. pp. 127, 668. ISBN 978-1-61069-446-9. Retrieved 9 February 2024.