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Early autumn snow in the mountains of Navarino island, Province of Chilean Antarctica, Chile Royalty Free Stock Photo

Early autumn snow in the mountains of Navarino island, Province of Chilean Antarctica, Chile

Navarino Island is a Chilean island located between Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego, to the north, and Cape Horn, to the south. The island forms part of the Commune of Cabo de Hornos, the southernmost commune in Chile and in the world, belonging to AntÃÂ¡rtica Chilena Province. It constitutes the nearest land to the Antarctic continent. Its population is concentrated primarily in the communal capital, Puerto Williams. The indigenous people were Yahgan, estimated to have migrated to Tierra del Fuego more than 10,000 years ago by a land bridge that has since been submerged. From there, they went by canoe to other islands.