Geography
Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego is bounded on the Northeast by the South Atlantic, on the North by the Magellan Straits and by the South and West by a series of fjords and channels linked to the Pacific Ocean. One of the few prominent features of the northwest shore is San Sebastián Bay. To the south the island is bounded by the Beagle Channel, south of which lies a series of Chilean islands. To the west the island has two major inlets, Inútil Bay and Almirantazgo Fjord. The latter lies along the Magallanes-Fagnano Fault and is a continuation of the Cami Lake depression in southern Tierra del Fuego.
The south west part of the island, between the Almirantazgo Fjord and the Beagle Channel and extending west to end at Brecknock Peninsula on the Pacific Ocean, is mountainous with a heavily indented coastline, dominated by the Cordillera Darwin. Most of this part of the island is included in the Alberto de Agostini National Park.
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