Dawson Island

Dawson Island
Nickname: Isla Dawson
Dawson Island West Coast
Dawson Island is located in Southern Patagonia
Dawson Island
Dawson Island
Dawson Island, at the Strait of Magellan
Geography
Coordinates53°58′S 70°35′W / 53.97°S 70.58°W / -53.97; -70.58[1]
ArchipelagoTierra del Fuego
Adjacent toStrait of Magellan
Area1,290 km2 (500 sq mi)
Administration
Chile
RegionMagallanes Region
ProvinceMagallanes
CommunePunta Arenas
Demographics
Population415[2]
Additional information
NGA UFI=-879405

Dawson Island (Spanish: Isla Dawson) is an island in the Strait of Magellan that forms part of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago, 100 km south of the city of Punta Arenas in Chile, and part of the Municipality of Punta Arenas. It is located southeast of Brunswick Peninsula. It is often lashed with harsh Antarctic weather. The settlements are Puerto Harris, Puerto San Antonio and Puerto Almeida.