Águila Islet
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| Geography | |
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| Coordinates | 56°32′15″S 68°43′10″W / 56.53750°S 68.71944°W |
| Archipelago | Diego Ramírez Islands |
| Adjacent to | Pacific ocean |
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Águila Islet (Spanish: Islote Águila, "Eagle Islet") is the southernmost point of the South American continent (including the islands, but not counting the South Sandwich Islands). It is part of the larger southern group of the Diego Ramírez Islands, about 100 km (62 mi) southwest of Cape Horn in the Drake Passage.
The distance to the closest Antarctic lands (Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands) is about 800 km (497 mi) and to the mainland (Antarctic Peninsula) is about 950 km (590 mi).