Ramírez Island

Ramirez Island is an island in the Queen Adelaide Archipelago, located west of Vidal Gormaz Islands and Rennell Islands and south of Nelson Strait.

Ramírez Island
Native name:
Isla Ramírez
Ramírez Island
Ramírez Island, at the west side of the Queen Adelaide Archipelago
Geography
Coordinates51.82°S 75.01°W / -51.82; -75.01
Adjacent bodies of waterPacific Ocean
Area163.2 km2 (63.0 sq mi)
Length24 km (14.9 mi)
Width10 km (6 mi)
Coastline80.7 km (50.14 mi)
Highest pointBloxam (610m)
Administration
Region Magallanes y Antártica Chilena
ProvinceÚltima Esperanza Province
CommunePuerto Natales
Additional information
NGA UFI=-898687

Not to be confused with Diego Ramírez Islands, southwest of Cape Horn, that are the southernmost part of America.

See also

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