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'''Cape Horn''' is a promontory at the southern tip of [[South America]], located on Isla Hornos, a small island considered to be part of the [[Tierra del Fuego]] archipelago. The fierce storms and raging seas that are a feature of the local environment have made 'rounding the Horn' between the [[Atlantic]] and [[Pacific]] Oceans a fearsome undertaking for sailors. | '''Cape Horn''' is a promontory at the southern tip of [[South America]], located on Isla Hornos, a small island considered to be part of the [[Tierra del Fuego]] archipelago. The fierce storms and raging seas that are a feature of the local environment have made 'rounding the Horn' between the [[Atlantic]] and [[Pacific]] Oceans a fearsome undertaking for sailors. | ||
| − | It was named in 1616 after Hoorn, the Dutch home town of [[Willem Cornelisz Schouten]] one of the captains of an expedition looking for a route between the [[Atlantic]] and [[Pacific]] Oceans without using the treacherous [[ | + | It was named in 1616 after Hoorn, the Dutch home town of [[Willem Cornelisz Schouten]] one of the captains of an expedition looking for a route between the [[Atlantic]] and [[Pacific]] Oceans without using the treacherous [[Strait of Magellan]]. |
| − | Cape Horn is part of [[Chile]]. | + | Cape Horn is part of the [[Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica Region]] in [[Chile]]. |
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[Chilean Antarctic Territory]] | ||
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| + | [[Category:Geography of Chile]] | ||
[[Category:Geography]] | [[Category:Geography]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:53, July 6, 2024
Cape Horn is a promontory at the southern tip of South America, located on Isla Hornos, a small island considered to be part of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago. The fierce storms and raging seas that are a feature of the local environment have made 'rounding the Horn' between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans a fearsome undertaking for sailors.
It was named in 1616 after Hoorn, the Dutch home town of Willem Cornelisz Schouten one of the captains of an expedition looking for a route between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans without using the treacherous Strait of Magellan.
Cape Horn is part of the Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica Region in Chile.
