Hoste Island
Hoste Island (Spanish: Isla Hoste) is one of the southernmost islands in Chile, lying south, across the Beagle Channel, from Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego and west of Navarino Island, from which it is separated by the Murray Channel. It is named after William Hoste, one of Lord Nelson's protégés. In Magellania, Jules Verne described an imaginary republic on the island.
Native name: Isla Hoste | |
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A view across the Beagle Channel to Isla Hoste from Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego | |
Hoste Island Hoste Island at the end of Tierra del Fuego | |
| Geography | |
| Coordinates | 55°15′S 69°0′W |
| Archipelago | Tierra del Fuego |
| Area | 4,117 km2 (1,590 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 1,402 m (4600 ft) |
| Highest point | Hoste High Point |
| Administration | |
| Region | Magallanes Region |
| Province | Antártica Chilena Province |
| Commune | Cabo de Hornos |
| Demographics | |
| Population | virtually uninhabited |
| Additional information | |
| NGA UFI -884382 | |
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