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Londonderry Island (Spanish: Isla Londonderry) is an island (UFI -889706) in the Magallanes Region at the western end of the Beagle Channel and Darwin Sound. The island was named by the captain of HMS Beagle, Robert FitzRoy, whose maternal grandfather was The 1st Marquess of Londonderry, an Ulster-Scots peer.

Londonderry Island

Native name: Isla Londonderry
Londonderry Island
Geography
Coordinates	55.066667°S 69.433333°W / -55.066667; -69.433333
Adjacent bodies of water	Pacific ocean
Area	643 km2 (248 sq mi)[1]
Highest point	1,548m[1]
Administration
Chile
Region	Magallanes
Province	Antártica Chilena
Commune	Cabo de Hornos, Chile
Additional information
NGA UFI=-889707

The island is very irregularly shaped. It lies between Fitzroy Bay to the west and Bahía Cook to the east, and between the Pacific Ocean to the south and the Ballenero Channel and O'Brien Channel to the north. Nearby islands include Gilbert Island and Stewart Island to the northwest, O'Brien Island, Chile to the north, and Cook Island (or London Island) and Thompson Island to the east.

Londonderry Island and smaller nearby islands form an archipelago (UFI -889707) known as the Londonderry Islands (Spanish: Islas Londonderry).[2]

References

На других языках

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- [en] Londonderry Island

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[es] Isla Londonderry

La isla Londonderry forma parte del archipiélago de Tierra del Fuego ubicado en la región austral de Chile. Pertenece al sector que para su estudio se ha denominado como de las islas del S y SE.

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[fr] Île Londonderry

L'île Londonderry est une île de la région de Magallanes et de l'Antarctique chilien à l'embouchure occidentale du canal Beagle et la passe de Darwin ; le capitaine du HMS Beagle, Robert FitzRoy, était un descendant du marquis de Londonderry.

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[it] Isola Londonderry

L'isola Londonderry è un'isola e un arcipelago posto all'estremità orientale del canale di Beagle e della baia di Darwin, nella Terra del Fuoco; Robert FitzRoy, il capitano dell'HMS Beagle, che diede il nome a molti toponimi della zona, era infatti discendente di un marchese di Londonderry.

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