CANAL BEAGLE (The Beagle Channel)

Puerto Williams, the southernmost city of the world, is located in the Beagle Channel area, which separates the islands of Tierra del Fuego and Navarino. In the northwestern part of Tierra del Fuego Island is the Argentinean city of USHUAIA.

The CABO DE HORNOS (THE CAPE HORN) over flight departs from Punta Arenas and lasts three Hours. You will be over-flying the Darwin Cordillera (Mountain Range) covered by the everlasting ice and extended from the south of the Cordillera de Los Andes (Andes Mountain Range) in an east- west direction. Then the D'Agostini and Broker glaciers, together with the Seno Almirantazgo (Sound) are over flown; allowing you to see the origins of the glaciers. After flying over the Canal Beagle (Channel) you will see the city of Ushuaia and Navarino Island, last corner of the American Continent, which breaks up into islands and channels that end at the rocky formations in Cabo de Hornos (Cape), our trip's final destination.

Once we are over Cabo de Hornos, you will be able to see a lighthouse and the Monumento al Navegante Solitario (The Monument in honour of the Lonely Sailor) which is surrounded by the Mar de Drake (Drake Sea).

This is an exciting trip, an unforgettable adventure, done under rigorous safety measures.

CONNECTION TO PUERTO WILLIAMS
By choosing this alternative, after an hour's flight to the south, you will land on the airport of Puerto Williams, the southernmost city of the American Continent, located at the Island of Navarino. This will allow you to see a territory that was populated by the Yaganes, a nomadic tribe devoted to the collection and hunting of sea lions that sailed around the islands of the Beagle Channel. This place was discovered in 1826 by Robert Fitz Roy, Captain of the English sailing vessel "Beagle". Fitz Roy baptized the channel and surrounding islands with the name of the vessel and his crew members.

PUERTO WILLIAMS

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This is the capital of the Chilean Antarctic Territory. It is situated on the border of the Beagle Channel, in Navarino Island. With a population of 2.400 it is considered the southernmost port of the world, naval base and main commercial center in the area. Puerto Williams has a Hostel, an airport, communication systems, a museum and a yacht Club. This is an obligatory stop-point for sailors coming from around the world whether they're starting or ending their journeys to Cape Horn.
Initially Puerto Williams was called Puerto Luisa, but in 1956 it was renamed after Juan Williams, who took possession of the Strait of Magellan and its surrounding territories in the name of Chile in 1856.
On the Island of Navarino were the biggest settlements of the Yamanas/Yaganes (an ethnic group), which makes the island an important archaeological treasure. Part of this can be seen at the local Museum.

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CABO DE HORNOS (CAPE HORN)


Photos Mr. Emilio Valera

This mythical geographic location is definitely where the American Continent comes to an end. It was discovered in 1616 by Dutch sailors Lemaire and Shouten, who named it Cape Hoorn after the city where the expedition began. Since then its waters have been sailed by many brave men, many of whom have failed due to this treacherous body of water.
The Cape is a rocky formation situated in the Drake sea towards the south of the Isla Hornos (Hornos Island), which is one of the Wollaston Islands.
On the top of this rocky hill is Cape Horn's Lighthouse and the radio station that belongs to the Chilean Navy in charge of operating it. There is also a chapel, a post-office and a monument in honour of the sailors, the monument is a wandering albatross, symbolizing the spirit of the sailors that have died in these waters.

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USHUAIA (Argentina)

Argentina's southernmost city, it presently has more than 40.000 inhabitants and offers all the tourist services required in a big city. It was established by the end of the IX century by British Missionaries who had been sent there in order to evangelise the south American natives. It later became an Argentinean penal settlement. Thereafter it was turned into an interesting museum, and in the last decades it has become the Argentinean Patagonia's capital of tourism.

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