Horn Of South America

Horn Of South America. Rounding Cape Horn, South America Cape Horn exhibits the perfect storm of dangers for mariners Chile, in the Tierra del Fuego archipelago at the bottom of South America

Cape Horn (Dutch: Kaap Hoorn; Spanish: Cabo de Hornos) is a cape It is the southernmost land area of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago of southern Chile

Cape Horn at the Southern Tip of South America, Chile, South America Photograph by Yefim Bam

Cape Horn (Dutch: Kaap Hoorn; Spanish: Cabo de Hornos) is a cape Armed with these facts, perhaps you'd like to add your name to Cape Horn's history by making a trip yourself. Cape Horn, the headland situated at 55°58′ south and 67°16′ west at the very end of South America, is perhaps best summed up by the old maritime adage: "Below 40 degrees latitude, there is no law

Cape Horn at the Southern Tip of South America, Chile, South America Photograph by Yefim Bam. 1578: English privateer Francis Drake and his ship are blown off course and discover the Drake Passage, a stretch of water that we now know lies. Cape Horn (Spanish: Cabo de Hornos, pronounced [ˈkaβo ðe ˈoɾnos]) is the southernmost headland of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago of southern Chile, and is located on the small Hornos Island.Although not the most southerly point of South America (which is Águila Islet), Cape Horn marks the northern boundary of the Drake Passage and marks where the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans meet.

Cape Horn at the Southern Tip of South America, Chile, South America Photograph by Yefim Bam. Cape Horn, the headland situated at 55°58′ south and 67°16′ west at the very end of South America, is perhaps best summed up by the old maritime adage: "Below 40 degrees latitude, there is no law Below 50 degrees, there is no God." For those who sailed through the seas to "round the horn", this act saw them putting their life into the hands of the greatest force on earth: nature.