Águila Islet

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Águila Islet (Sp. Islote Águila, "Eagle Islet") at 56°32′15″S 68°43′10″W / -56.5375, -68.71944 is the southernmost point of the South American continent (including islands, excluding the South Sandwich Islands). It is part of the larger southern group of the Diego Ramírez Islands, about 100 km (60 mi) southwest of Cape Horn in the Drake Passage, which is the southernmost possession of Chile.

The distance to the closest Antarctic lands (Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands) is about 800 km (500 mi) and to the mainland (Antarctic Peninsula) is about 950 km (590 mi).

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