Cape Horn Archipelago

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archipelago geographical region

The Cape Horn Archipelago is a remote group of islands at the southern tip of South America, renowned for its harsh weather, treacherous seas, and significance as a historic maritime route around Cape Horn.

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Observed surface forms (7)

Surface form Occurrences
Cape Horn 3
Cape Horn region 3
Cape Horn Biosphere Reserve 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf archipelago ⓘ
geographical region ⓘ
administeredBy Chilean Antarctic Territory ⓘ
surface form: Antártica Chilena Province

Cabo de Hornos commune ⓘ
surface form: Cabo de Hornos Commune

Magallanes Region (historically) ⓘ
surface form: Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena Region
borders Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Drake Passage ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ
characteristic cold temperatures ⓘ
frequent storms ⓘ
harsh weather ⓘ
remote location ⓘ
rugged coastline ⓘ
strong winds ⓘ
treacherous seas ⓘ
climate subpolar oceanic climate ⓘ
country Chile ⓘ
ecoregion Magellanic subpolar forests ⓘ
fauna albatrosses ⓘ
penguins ⓘ
sea lions ⓘ
seabirds ⓘ
whales ⓘ
hasPart Cape Horn ⓘ
Deceit Island ⓘ
Hermite Islands ⓘ
Herschel Island ⓘ
Hornos Island ⓘ
Navarino Island vicinity ⓘ
Wollaston Islands ⓘ
humanSettlement very sparse ⓘ
knownFor dangerous navigation conditions ⓘ
frequent shipwrecks in sailing era ⓘ
large ocean swells ⓘ
strong currents ⓘ
latitudeApprox 56 degrees south ⓘ
locatedIn Beagle Channel ⓘ
surface form: Beagle Channel region

Chile ⓘ
Magallanes Region (historically) ⓘ
surface form: Magallanes Region

Tierra del Fuego region ⓘ
surface form: Tierra del Fuego archipelago

southern tip of South America ⓘ
near Antarctic Convergence ⓘ
surface form: Antarctic convergence zone
partOf Drake Passage region ⓘ
significance historic maritime route around Cape Horn ⓘ
major route between Atlantic and Pacific before Panama Canal ⓘ
usedFor ecotourism and expedition cruises ⓘ
scientific research ⓘ
vegetation low subantarctic shrubs ⓘ
mosses and lichens ⓘ
peat bogs ⓘ

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cape Horn sea route → around → Cape Horn Archipelago ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cape Horn
Panama Canal → avoidsRoute → Cape Horn Archipelago ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cape Horn
Cabo de Hornos commune → contains → Cape Horn Archipelago ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cape Horn islands
Tierra del Fuego region → hasFeature → Cape Horn Archipelago ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cape Horn archipelago
Yaghan people → indigenousTo → Cape Horn Archipelago ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cape Horn region
Drake Passage → locatedBetween → Cape Horn Archipelago ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cape Horn and Antarctic Peninsula
Puerto Williams → locatedInBiogeographicalRegion → Cape Horn Archipelago ⓘ
Navarino Island → locatedNorthOf → Cape Horn Archipelago ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cape Horn Islands
Drake Passage → locatedOff → Cape Horn Archipelago ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cape Horn
Argentina–Chile border → lowestLatitude → Cape Horn Archipelago ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cape Horn region
Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina → near → Cape Horn Archipelago ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cape Horn region
Puerto Williams → nearbyProtectedArea → Cape Horn Archipelago ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cape Horn Biosphere Reserve