Isla de los Estados

Isla de los Estados
Staten Island
Puerto Cook, north coast
Isla de los Estados Staten Island is located in Argentina
Isla de los Estados Staten Island
Isla de los Estados
Staten Island
Location in Argentina
Geography
LocationAtlantic Ocean
Coordinates54°47′S 64°15′W / 54.783°S 64.250°W / -54.783; -64.250
Area534 km2 (206 sq mi)
Length65 km (40.4 mi)
Width15 km (9.3 mi)
Highest elevation823 m (2700 ft)
Administration
Argentina
ProvinceTierra del Fuego
Lighthouse San Juan del Salvamento in the east (1898)

Isla de los Estados is an Argentine island that lies 29 kilometres (18 mi) off the eastern extremity of Tierra del Fuego, from which it is separated by the Le Maire Strait. The island is part of the Argentine province of Tierra del Fuego, and of the department and city of Ushuaia. It has been declared an "Ecological, Historic, and Tourist Provincial Reserve" ("Reserva provincial ecológica, histórica y turística"), with access limited to tours from Ushuaia.