Herschel Island (Chile)

For the island in Canada, see Herschel Island.

Herschel Island is an island belonging to Chile. The island is located just north of the Drake Passage and southeast of Tierra del Fuego. It is part of the Hermite Islands.^[1] The Franklin Channel on the north side of the island separates Herschel from the southernmost Wollaston Islands. Herschel Island is part of the Cabo de Hornos National Park.

Herschel Island

Island landscape, the interior of the Cabo de Hornos National Park
Geography
Location	Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean
Coordinates	55.845°S 67.2953°W / -55.845; -67.2953
Administration
Chile

It is one of the southernmost landforms in the Americas (Hornos Island is further south). The island was named in honor of the British astronomer John Herschel.^[2]