Londonderry Island
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| Native name: Isla Londonderry | |
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| Geography | |
| Coordinates | 55°04′00″S 69°26′00″W / 55.066667°S 69.433333°WCoordinates: 55°04′00″S 69°26′00″W / 55.066667°S 69.433333°W |
| Adjacent bodies of water | Pacific ocean |
| Area | 643 km2 (248 sq mi)[1] |
| Highest point | 1,548m[1] |
| Country | |
| Region | Magallanes |
| Province | Antártica Chilena |
| Commune | Cabo de Hornos, Chile |
| Additional information | |
| NGA UFI=-889707 | |
Londonderry is an island (UFI -889706) and an archipelago (UFI -889707) in the Magallanes Region at the western end of the Beagle Channel and Darwin Sound; the captain of HMS Beagle, Robert FitzRoy, was a descendant of the Marquis of Londonderry.
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.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Londonderry". UN System-wide Earthwatch. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
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