Santa Inés
Encyclopedia
Santa Inés Island is an island
in southern Chile
, part of the Tierra del Fuego
archipelago
and of Punta Arenas municipality, lying south west of the Brunswick Peninsula
, from which is separated by the Strait of Magellan
and minor islands. It has an area of 3688 sqkm, making it the largest island of Punta Arenas municipality and the third largest of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago, after Isla Grande
and Hoste Island. Its shoreline in this area is part of the Francisco Coloane Coastal and Marine Protected Area
. The rest of the island is a part of the Alacalufes National Reserve
, equalling that Desolación Island
and the Córdova Peninsula. This latter is located in front of the island on the another side of the Strait of Magellan and is a peninsula of Riesco Island. The island belongs to the Tierra del Fuego
archipelago. The highest point of the island is at 1341 metres (4,399.6 ft).
The island hosts a small ice field named Grandes Ventisqueros. It has a deeply indented coastline with several fjord
s, one of which hid the German light cruiser Dresden in 1914 after the battle of the Falkland Islands
.
Island
An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...
in southern Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
, part of the Tierra del Fuego
Tierra del Fuego
Tierra del Fuego is an archipelago off the southernmost tip of the South American mainland, across the Strait of Magellan. The archipelago consists of a main island Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego divided between Chile and Argentina with an area of , and a group of smaller islands including Cape...
archipelago
Archipelago
An archipelago , sometimes called an island group, is a chain or cluster of islands. The word archipelago is derived from the Greek ἄρχι- – arkhi- and πέλαγος – pélagos through the Italian arcipelago...
and of Punta Arenas municipality, lying south west of the Brunswick Peninsula
Brunswick Peninsula
Brunswick Peninsula is a large peninsula in Magallanes y la Antártica Region, Patagonia, Chile, at . It is wide at its base in the north, and almost in the south. It measures in length from the base to Cape Froward, the southernmost point of the American mainland. This yields an area of more...
, from which is separated by the Strait of Magellan
Strait of Magellan
The Strait of Magellan comprises a navigable sea route immediately south of mainland South America and north of Tierra del Fuego...
and minor islands. It has an area of 3688 sqkm, making it the largest island of Punta Arenas municipality and the third largest of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago, after Isla Grande
Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego
Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego is an island near the southern tip of South America from which it is separated by the Strait of Magellan...
and Hoste Island. Its shoreline in this area is part of the Francisco Coloane Coastal and Marine Protected Area
Francisco Coloane Coastal and Marine Protected Area
Francisco Coloane Coastal and Marine Protected Area is a national reserve of southern Chile's Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region....
. The rest of the island is a part of the Alacalufes National Reserve
Alacalufes National Reserve
Alacalufes National Reserve is located between Canal Concepción and Strait of Magellan. It is composed of western archipelagos, its landscape is filled with low mountain-like islands and islets, lots of channels and fjords...
, equalling that Desolación Island
Desolación Island
Desolación Island is an island at the western end of the Strait of Magellan in the Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena Region, Chile. It belongs to the Tierra del Fuego archipelago...
and the Córdova Peninsula. This latter is located in front of the island on the another side of the Strait of Magellan and is a peninsula of Riesco Island. The island belongs to the Tierra del Fuego
Tierra del Fuego
Tierra del Fuego is an archipelago off the southernmost tip of the South American mainland, across the Strait of Magellan. The archipelago consists of a main island Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego divided between Chile and Argentina with an area of , and a group of smaller islands including Cape...
archipelago. The highest point of the island is at 1341 metres (4,399.6 ft).
The island hosts a small ice field named Grandes Ventisqueros. It has a deeply indented coastline with several fjord
Fjord
Geologically, a fjord is a long, narrow inlet with steep sides or cliffs, created in a valley carved by glacial activity.-Formation:A fjord is formed when a glacier cuts a U-shaped valley by abrasion of the surrounding bedrock. Glacial melting is accompanied by rebound of Earth's crust as the ice...
s, one of which hid the German light cruiser Dresden in 1914 after the battle of the Falkland Islands
Battle of the Falkland Islands
The Battle of the Falkland Islands was a British naval victory over the Imperial German Navy on 8 December 1914 during the First World War in the South Atlantic...
.