Details About Cape Horn

Cape Horn (Span. Cabo de Hornos), promontory, South Chile, is in the Tierra del Fuego archipelago, on Horn Island. It marks the southernmost point of South America and extends into Drake Passage, the antarctic strait connecting the South Atlantic and South Pacific oceans. The rocky terrain of the cape rises to a height of 424 m (1391 ft). Storms, strong currents, and icebergs make passage around the cape extremely hazardous.