Ramírez Island

Ramírez Island
Native name: <span class="nickname" ">Isla Ramírez
Ramírez Island, at the west side of the Queen Adelaide Archipelago
Geography
Coordinates 51°49′S 75°01′W / 51.82°S 75.01°W / -51.82; -75.01Coordinates: 51°49′S 75°01′W / 51.82°S 75.01°W / -51.82; -75.01
Adjacent bodies of water Pacific Ocean
Area 163.2 km2 (63.0 sq mi)
Length 24 km (14.9 mi)
Width 10 km (6 mi)
Coastline 80.7 km (50.14 mi)
Highest point Bloxam (610m)
Administration
Region  Magallanes y Antártica Chilena
Province Última Esperanza Province
Commune Puerto Natales
Additional information
NGA UFI=-898687

Ramirez Island is an island in the Queen Adelaide Archipelago, located west of Vidal Gormaz Islands and Rennell Islands and south of Nelson Strait.

Not to be confused with Diego Ramírez Islands, southwest of Cape Horn, that are the southernmost part of America.

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