Diego Ramírez Islands
Marine Park
Subantarctic (southern tip of South America)Designated in 2018144,390 km²
Chile's largest marine protected area; the southernmost permanently inhabited point in the Americas outside Antarctica itself
Area
144,390 km²
Designated in
2018
Region
Subantarctic (southern tip of South America)
Established in 2018, the Diego Ramírez-Drake Passage Marine Park is Chile's largest marine protected area, at the southern tip of South America, where the Pacific and Atlantic meet through the turbulent Drake Passage. Its lighthouse, run by the Chilean Navy, is the southernmost permanent human settlement on the whole American continent outside Antarctica itself.
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Diego Ramírez Islands: 24 documented species
Mammals9Birds13Cartilaginous fish1
Flora and ecosystems
Ecosystems found in Chile, where Diego Ramírez Islands lies.
DesertTemperate forestTundra / polar
Experiences in this park
Birdwatching
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