Desolación Island

Desolación Island
For other uses, see Desolation Island.
Desolación Island at the Strait of Magellan

Desolación Island is an island at the western end of the Strait of Magellan in the Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena Region, Chile. It belongs to the Tierra del Fuego archipelago. Its area is 1,352 square kilometres (522 sq mi) and the highest point is Monte Harte Dyke, at 1,097 metres (3,599 ft).

Desolación Island in fiction

The Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child novel The Ice Limit described an expedition to Isla Desolacion near Cape Horn in Chile. The map in the (paperback) edition incorrectly identifies easterly Isla Wollastone as Isla Desolacion.

James Michener's novel "Hawaii" depicts an attempt by a sailing ship to pass the Straits of Magellan, describing the western exit past Desolation Island as the most difficult part of the passage.

Coordinates: 53°00′S 74°10′W / 53°S 74.167°W / -53; -74.167


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