Cabo de Hornos commune

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Cabo de Hornos commune is a remote Chilean administrative division in the southernmost part of Tierra del Fuego, encompassing Cape Horn and including the town of Puerto Williams.

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Cabo de Hornos Commune 2

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf commune of Chile
administrativeCenter Puerto Williams
administrativeDivisionOf Chile
surface form: Republic of Chile
borders Beagle Channel
Drake Passage
capital Puerto Williams
climate subpolar oceanic climate
contains Cape Horn Archipelago
surface form: Cape Horn islands

islands south of Beagle Channel
part of Tierra del Fuego archipelago
country Chile
demographics small population
economy naval presence
public sector services
scientific research support
tourism
ethnicPresence Yaghan people
surface form: Yaghan (Yámana) indigenous people
geographicalExtreme among southernmost communes of Chile
governedAs municipality
governmentType municipal council
hasAirport Guardiamarina Zañartu Airport
surface form: Guardiamarina Zañartu Airport (Puerto Williams)
hasInfrastructure Chilean Navy base in Puerto Williams
hasOfficialLanguage Spanish
hasPort Puerto Williams
hasProtectedArea Alberto de Agostini National Park
surface form: Alberto de Agostini National Park (part)

Cabo de Hornos National Park
hasSettlement Puerto Navarino
Puerto Toro
includes Cape Horn
Puerto Williams
languageUsed Spanish
leaderTitle alcalde
legislativeRepresentation Magallanes Region electoral districts
locatedIn Chilean Antarctic Territory
surface form: Antártica Chilena Province

Magallanes Region (historically)
surface form: Magallanes Region

southern tip of South America
southernmost part of Tierra del Fuego archipelago
locatedInTimeZone Chile Standard Time
Chile Summer Time
locatedNear Antarctic Peninsula
surface form: Antarctic Peninsula (relative proximity)
locatedOn Isla Navarino
surface form: Navarino Island
namedAfter Cape Horn
notableFor extreme southern latitude
harsh weather conditions
proximity to Antarctic convergence
partOf Chilean Antarctic territory administrative structure (non‑Antarctic portion)
Patagonia
surface form: Chilean Patagonia
populationCharacteristic one of the southernmost permanently inhabited areas in the world
transport ferry connections to Punta Arenas (via Puerto Williams)

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Cape Horn Archipelago administeredBy Cabo de Hornos commune
this entity surface form: Cabo de Hornos Commune
Navarino Island belongsTo Cabo de Hornos commune
this entity surface form: Cabo de Hornos Commune
Magallanes Region (historically) contains Cabo de Hornos commune
subject surface form: Magallanes Region
Cerro Bandera hiking trail locatedIn Cabo de Hornos commune
Puerto Williams locatedIn Cabo de Hornos commune