Cabo de Hornos National Park
Cabo de Hornos National Park is a protected area in southern Chile that was designated a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 2005, along with Alberto de Agostini National Park. The world's southernmost national park, 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.
| Cabo de Hornos National Park | |
|---|---|
IUCN category II (national park) | |
Satellite image of Hermite Islands | |
| Location | Tierra del Fuego, Chile |
| Nearest city | Puerto Williams |
| Coordinates | 55.833°S 67.433°W |
| Area | 63,093 ha (155,906 acres) |
| Established | April 26, 1945 |
| Visitors | 10,407 (in 2016) |
| Governing body | Corporación Nacional Forestal |
The park was created in 1945 and includes the Wollaston Islands and the Hermite Islands. It covers 63,093 hectares (155,906 acres) and is run by the Corporacion Nacional Forestal (CONAF), the Chilean body that governs all national parks in Chile.
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