Gordon Island

For the island in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada, see J. Gordon Island.
Gordon Island
Native name:
Isla Gordon
Gordon Island, seen from the Beagle Channel
Gordon Island
Geography
Coordinates54°58′S 69°35′W / 54.967°S 69.583°W / -54.967; -69.583
Adjacent toBeagle Channel, Pacific Ocean
Area591 km2 (228 sq mi)
Coastline228.3 km (141.86 mi)
Highest point1548
Administration
RegionMagallanes
ProvinceAntártica Chilena
CommuneCabo de Hornos
Additional information
NGA UFI=-883298

Gordon Island (Spanish: Isla Gordon) is an uninhabited island in the Tierra del Fuego archipelago located between the Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego and the Hoste Island. It divides the Beagle Channel in two arms, the Northwest arm or Pomar Channel and the Southwest arm.[1] It has two deep fjords on the north coast, Tres Brazos and Romanche, and one on the south coast, Fleuriais.[1] The entrance of the Romanche fjord is directly south of the mouth of the Romanche Glacier in the Cordillera Darwin on the Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego. Just west of the Romanche fjord, “Monte McChristie” (about 840 metres; 2,750 ft) is one of the few climbed peaks on the island, after its first reported ascent in 2026 by Brett Nichols (USA) and Ulli Bayer (USA), led by Seba Beltrame (of Patagon Mountain Agency).[2]

At the east end of the island is located the lighthouse Punta Divide.

See also

  • Media related to category:Islands of Chile at Wikimedia Commons
  • List of islands of Chile
  • Cabo de Hornos

References

  1. ^ Lutz, Richard (2002). Patagonia: at the bottom of the world. Oregon: Dimi Press. p. 40. ISBN 0-9316-2538-6.
  2. ^ "Monte McChristie - first ascent report". 14ers.com. 2026-03-14. Retrieved 2026-03-16.


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