Águila Islet
Islet in Magellanes Region, Chile
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Águila Islet (Spanish: Islote Águila, "Eagle Islet") is the southernmost point of the Americas.[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.
Native name: Islote Águila | |
|---|---|
 Águila Islet on Diego Ramírez Islands (last on the bottom) | |
| Geography | |
| Coordinates | 56°32′15″S 68°43′10″W |
| Archipelago | Diego Ramírez Islands |
| Adjacent to | Pacific Ocean |
| Administration | |
| Region | Magallanes |
| Province | Antartica Chilena |
| Commune | Cabo 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).