Cape Horn Lighthouse
Cape Horn is the southernmost headland of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago of southern Chile, and is located on the small Hornos Island. Although not the most southerly point of South America, Cape Horn marks the northern boundary of the Drake Passage and marks where the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans meet.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cape Horn Lighthouse.
Cape Horn Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: CaptainHaddock, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cape Horn Lighthouse is situated 3 km northeast of Cape Horn Lighthouse.
Cape Horn Lighthouse
- Type: Lighthouse
- Also known as: “Cape Horn”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Cabo de Hornos, Antártica Chilena Province, Region of Magallanes, Chile, South America
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Latitude
-55.97746° or 55° 58′ 39″ southLongitude
-67.26305° or 67° 15′ 47″ westElevation
6 metres (20 feet)Open location code
37PJ2PFP+2QOpenStreetMap ID
node 1199794453OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseGeoNames ID
11274526
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Cape Horn Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- French: “Cap Horn”
- German: “Kap Hoorn”
- German: “Kap Horn”
- Portuguese: “Cabo Horn”
- Spanish: “Faro Cabo de Hornos”
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