Native name: Isla Ramírez | |
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Geography | |
Coordinates | 51°49′S75°01′W / 51.82°S 75.01°W Coordinates: 51°49′S75°01′W / 51.82°S 75.01°W |
Adjacent to | 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 | ![]() |
Province | Última Esperanza Province |
Commune | Puerto Natales |
Additional information | |
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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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