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    Dawson Island

    Isla Dawson, Dawson-Insel, Île Dawson

    53°55′S 70°39′W

    Dawson Island (Spanish: Isla Dawson) is an island in the Strait of Magellan that forms part of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago, 100 km south of the city of Punta Arenas in Chile, and part of the Municipality of Punta Arenas. It is located southeast of Brunswick Peninsula.

    Dawson Island West Coast, Tierra del Fuego, Chile
    Dawson Island West Coast, Tierra del Fuego, Chile

    Butterfly austral - Serge Ouachée / CC BY-SA 3.0

    Terrain

    53°55′S 70°39′W

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    Overview

    Dawson Island (Spanish: Isla Dawson) is an island in the Strait of Magellan that forms part of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago, 100 km south of the city of Punta Arenas in Chile, and part of the Municipality of Punta Arenas. It is located southeast of Brunswick Peninsula. It is often lashed with harsh Antarctic weather. The settlements are Puerto Harris, Puerto San Antonio and Puerto Almeida.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Tierra del Fuego

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    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Talus
    • Wikidata
    • Wikipedia

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