Picton, Lennox and Nueva
Picton, Lennox and Nueva (Spanish: Islas Picton, Nueva y Lennox) form a group of three islands (and their islets) at the extreme southern tip of South America, in the Chilean commune of Cabo de Hornos in Antártica Chilena Province, Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region. Located in the Tierra del Fuego archipelago, they lie east of Navarino Island and are separated from the Argentine part of Isla Grande in the north by the Beagle Channel. They have an area of 170.4 km2 (Lennox), 105.4 km2 (Picton), 120.0 km2 (Nueva).
Islas Picton, Nueva y Lennox Nickname: PNL, PLN | |
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Puerto Piedra on Picton Island in 1915. | |
Picton, Lennox and Nueva Islands | |
| Geography | |
| Coordinates | 55.03°S 66.95°W |
| Adjacent to | Pacific Ocean Atlantic Ocean (to the east of the islands) |
| Administration | |
| Region | Magallanes |
| Province | Antártica Chilena |
| Commune | Cabo de Hornos |
| Additional information | |
| NGA UFI=-896223 (Picton), -893896 (Nueva), -888860 (Lennox) | |
Close to the islands are the islets of Snipe, Augustus, Becasses, Luff, Jorge, Hermanos, Solitario, Gardiner, Terhalten, Sesambre and others.
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