Cabo de Hornos National Park

Cabo de Hornos National Park
Satellite image of Hermite Islands
Map showing the location of Cabo de Hornos National Park
Map showing the location of Cabo de Hornos National Park
LocationTierra del Fuego, Chile
Nearest cityPuerto Williams
Coordinates55°49′59″S 67°25′59″W / 55.833°S 67.433°W / -55.833; -67.433
Area63,093 ha (155,906 acres)[1]
EstablishedApril 26, 1945 (1945-04-26)[2]
Visitors10,407[3] (in 2016)
Governing bodyCorporación Nacional Forestal

Cabo de Hornos National Park is a protected area in southern Chile that was designated a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 2005,[4] along with Alberto de Agostini National Park. The world's southernmost national park,[5] it is located 12 hours by boat from Puerto Williams in the Cape Horn Archipelago, which belongs to the Commune of Cabo de Hornos in the Antártica Chilena Province of Magallanes y Antártica Chilena Region.

The park was created in 1945[2] and includes the Wollaston Islands and the Hermite Islands. It covers 63,093 hectares (155,906 acres)[1] and is run by the Corporacion Nacional Forestal (CONAF), the Chilean body that governs all national parks in Chile.[6]

  1. ^ a b "National Parks of Chile". CONAF. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Cabo de Hornos National Park". CONAF. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Visitor Statistics" (PDF). National Forest Corporation (Chile). 31 January 2017. p. 3. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  4. ^ Cabo de Hornos UNESFO UNESCO 2009 - 2014, retrieved on December 16, 2014
  5. ^ Cape Horn The Encyclopedia of Earth 2014, retrieved on December 16, 2014
  6. ^ "Parque Nacional Cabo de Hornos". Corporacion Nacional Forestal. Archived from the original on 2012-08-07. Retrieved 2012-03-20.