  Santa Inés Santa Inés Island (Chile) | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Zona Austral |
| Coordinates | 53°45′S72°45′W / 53.750°S 72.750°W /-53.750; -72.750 |
| Archipelago | Tierra del Fuego archipelago |
| Area | 3,688 km2 (1,424 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 1,341 m (4400 ft) |
| Administration | |
Chile | |
| Region | Magallanes |
| Province | Magallanes |
| Commune | Punta Arenas |
Santa Inés Island (Spanish:Isla Santa Inés) is anisland in southernChile, part of theTierra del Fuegoarchipelago and ofPunta Arenasmunicipality, lying south west of theBrunswick Peninsula, from which is separated by theStrait of Magellan and minor islands. It is the largest island of Punta Arenas municipality and the third largest of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago, afterIsla Grande andHoste Island. Its shoreline in this area is part of theFrancisco Coloane Marine and Coastal Protected Area. The rest of the island is a part of theAlacalufes National Reserve, equalling thatDesolación Island and theCórdova Peninsula. This latter is located in front of the island on the other side of the Strait of Magellan and is a peninsula ofRiesco Island. The island belongs to theTierra del Fuego archipelago.
The island hosts a small ice field namedGrandes Ventisqueros. It has a deeply indented coastline with severalfjords, one of which hid the German light cruiserDresden following thebattle of the Falkland Islands in December 1914.[1]
First explorer of Santa Inés Island inland was the French writer and mountaineerMarc Augier in 1951, as he related in his workMonts Pacifique.
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