London Island

London Island
Native name: Isla London
London Island
Cook or London Island (green dot) and London Island south of Cockburn Channel (red dot)
Geography
Coordinates 54°38′52″S 71°59′13″W / 54.647896°S 71.987049°W / -54.647896; -71.987049Coordinates: 54°38′52″S 71°59′13″W / 54.647896°S 71.987049°W / -54.647896; -71.987049
Adjacent bodies of water Pacific ocean
Administration
Region Magallanes
Province Antártica Chilena
Commune Cabo de Hornos
Additional information
NGA UFI=-889705

London Island is located west of Tierra del Fuego and it forms with the Península Brecknock the Paso Brecknock, the only passage between the Canal Ballenero and Canal Cockburn on the way from Beagle Channel to the Straits of Magellan and back.

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