2016-02-11 Cape Horn (Hornos Island) Pictures

February 11, 2016 – Here are the pictures as we rounded Cape Horn where the Atlantic Meets the Pacific Ocean. Usually a tempestuous sea and climate, but we were fortunate to have reasonable weather.

A Cape Horn 0 Map

Map showing the location of Cape Horn at the tip of South America

A Cape Horn 3A Cape Horn 1

The Rugged nature of the Area

A Cape Horn 2 R

Can we see any Whales?

A Cape Horn 8 Chairs 2

Hornos Island – The Southernmost Point in the Americas

A Cape Horn 6 Ship Station 2A Cape Horn 6 Ship ZodiacA Cape Horn 6 Ship Station Memorial

Another Cruise liner was ferrying people ashore on zodiacs.

A Cape Horn 5 Station

A Lighthouse manned by a family from Chile 6 months out of the year before being relieved by another family for the rest of the year

A Cape Horn 9 Memorial Detail

A Memorial to all those who perished going through these difficult waters

A Cape Horn 4A Cape Horn 8 Chairs

 

Some more artistic shots

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