Diego Ramirez Islands

Diego Ramirez Islands

The Diego Ramirez Islands (Sp. Islas Diego Ramírez) are a small group of small islands in the Drake Passage, about 100 km (60 mi) southwest of Cape Horn, 56 deg 30 min S, 68 deg 43 min W. The islands belong to the "comuna de Cabo de Hornos" of Antártica Chilena Province. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (348x723, 58 KB) author: Giovanni Fattori, october 2005, based on an SHOA chart File links The following pages link to this file: Diego Ramirez Islands ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (348x723, 58 KB) author: Giovanni Fattori, october 2005, based on an SHOA chart File links The following pages link to this file: Diego Ramirez Islands ... Photo of Diego Ramirez Islands, taken February 2001 by User:Stan Shebs {{GFDL} File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Photo of Diego Ramirez Islands, taken February 2001 by User:Stan Shebs {{GFDL} File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... This article is about the international language known as Spanish. ... Drake Passage between South America and Antarctica. ... Cape Horn is often said to be the southernmost point of South America. ... Antártica Chilena Province is a province of Chile in the southernmost region, Magellanes, being one of four provinces in that region. ...

They were first sighted on 12 February 1619 by the Garcia de Nodal expedition, and named for Diego Ramirez. They were the southernmost land seen to that time, and retained the honor for 156 years, until the discovery of the South Sandwich Islands in 1775. February 12 is the 43rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events May 13 - Dutch statesman Johan van Oldenbarnevelt is executed in The Hague after having been accused of treason. ... South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands is an overseas territory of the United Kingdom, also claimed by Argentina. ...

The Chilean station, with beacon visible at highest point of the island.

The Chilean Navy established a meteorological station on the islands in 1951, and resupply it several times each year. Cruise ships occasionally pass by on their way to and from Antarctica. Photo of station on the Diego Ramirez Islands, taken February 2001 by User:Stan Shebs {{GFDL} File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Photo of station on the Diego Ramirez Islands, taken February 2001 by User:Stan Shebs {{GFDL} File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Chiles armed forces are subject to civilian control exercised by the president through the Minister of Defense. ... 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... MV Pride of Aloha docked in Port of Nāwiliwili, Kaua‘i in the Hawaiian Islands A cruise ship, or less commonly cruise liner or luxury liner, is a passenger ship used for pleasure voyages, where the voyage itself and the amenities of the ship are considered an essential part...

The islands are an important nesting site for a number of southern seabirds, including the Black-browed Albatross, Shy Albatross, and Southern Giant-Petrel. Binomial name Thalassarche melanophris (Temminck, 1828) The Black-browed Albatross, Thalassarche melanophris, is a large seabird of the albatross family Diomedeidae. ...

External link

• Chart of the islands made by Beagle expedition