Desolación Island
Desolación Island (Spanish: Isla Desolación) (Spanish for Desolation) is an island at the western end of the Strait of Magellan in the Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena Region, Chile.
As depicted in an 1843 watercolour | |
Desolation Island | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Chile |
| Archipelago | Tierra del Fuego |
| Area | 1,352 km2 (522 sq mi) |
| Coastline | 866.1 km (538.17 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 1,128 m (3701 ft) |
| Highest point | Monte Harte Dyke |
| Administration | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
| Additional information | |
| NGA UFI=-879556 | |
Its northwestern point is called Cabo Pilar (Cape Pillar), and marks the entrance to the Strait of Magellan. Off Cape Pillar are four rocks in the sea, called Islotes Evangelistas (the islets of the Evangelists).
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