Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
2,512km²
Area
487km
Coastline
947m
Highest point
9°C
Warmest sea
February
209km
To the mainland
When to go to Navarino Island
Good all year round.
The sea is warmest in February (9 °C) and coolest in August (6 °C). The water never reaches 21 °C: bring a wetsuit.
Averages 1991–2020. Sea: NOAA OISST, the water within 35 km of the coast. Air, rain and sun: NASA POWER. Best months weigh warm afternoons (23–30 °C), sea of 24 °C or more and few wet days.
Island of Chile
Navarino Island is an island in Chile. It covers 2,512 km², with 487 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 947 m. The nearest mainland is 209 km away.
Getting there
- Ushuaia - Malvinas Argentinas International Airport (USH)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 48 km in a straight lineCar hire at USH airport (Ushuaia)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesBote Ushuaia-Puerto Williams, Bote Ushuaia-Puerto Navarino, Yaghan Ferry (Punta Arenas - Yendegaia - Puerto Williams), Yaghan Ferry (Puerto Williams - Puerto Toro)
- 209 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
Plan the trip
Ferries, stays and things to do
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On the island
What you find on Navarino Island.
- 22viewpointsLago Windhond, Monte Bettinelli, Paso Virginia and 19 more
- 3lighthousesFaro Punta Trucco, Faro Enfilación, Faro Punta Oriental
- 5ferry terminalsPuerto Williams, Puerto Toro, Oficina TABSA and 2 more
- 1marinasClub de Yates Micalvi
- 26named peaksPicacho Diente de Navarino, Torre Oeste del Paso Primero, Cerro Appárnix and 23 more
- 3waterfallscascada de oro, Cascada Los Bronces, cascada de Plata
- 2ruins and archaeological sitesRuínas do refúgio Beauchef, Ex estación de radio de la Armada de Chile
- 1waymarked walking routesCircuito de los Dientes
- 20campsitesCampamento 1, Camping El Padrino, Camping Hito 12 and 17 more
- 10hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 9restaurants, cafés and bars
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, inside the island's outline. A low number may only mean nobody has mapped it yet.
Cross-checked with our atlases
Navarino Island in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Navarino Island, each with its own numbers.
4beaches and covesCoastya
5lakesLakeyas
Largest lake
31.9km²
Lake Navarino
according to Lakeyas
Warmest lake
10.9°C
Pollollo Lake
surface water, warmest month · according to Lakeyas
Beach with the warmest sea
9.6°C
Puerto Toro
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
4 beaches
on Coastya, the beach atlas
- Puerto Torocove9.6°C
- Caleta Beváncove9.3°C
- Bahía Douglascove9.2°C
- Caleta Observatoriocove9.6°C
5 lakes
on Lakeyas, the lake atlas
- Lake Navarino31.9km²
- Lake Windhond22.8km²
- Laguna Roja4.6km²
- Pollollo Lake2.6km²
- Pilushejan Lake2.5km²
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The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 265 m above the sea. 45 % of it is below 200 m.
- 14 %0–50 m
- 31 %50–200 m
- 41 %200–500 m
- 14 %500–1,000 m
Share of the island's area in each altitude band, from the Copernicus DEM (30 m, read at 30–240 m on large islands).
Size, for real
Next to islands you may know.
50 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- Puerto Williams2,000 people
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 |
| Night low (°C) | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Sea (°C) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Rain (mm) | 82 | 72 | 68 | 69 | 56 | 60 | 52 | 48 | 45 | 46 | 64 | 75 |
| Wet days | 23 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 22 |
| Sun h/day | 6.5 | 6.2 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 6.2 | 6.9 | 7.0 |
| Wind (km/h) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Averages 1991–2020 for the ~55 km NASA POWER cell over the island; the sea from NOAA OISST.
Recent years
Warmer and cooler years at sea.
Each month's sea temperature compared with its 1991–2020 average, in degrees.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +0.9 | +1.1 | +1.3 | +0.4 | +0.3 | −0.1 | −0.1 | ±0.0 | +0.1 |
| 2021 | −0.2 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +1.0 | +0.8 | +0.3 | −0.1 | +0.2 | +0.2 |
| 2022 | −0.1 | −0.1 | −0.1 | −0.1 | −0.2 | ±0.0 | −0.1 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.1 |
| 2023 | +0.2 | +0.3 | −0.2 | −0.4 | −0.3 | +0.1 | +0.1 | −0.5 | −0.6 | −0.1 | −0.6 | −0.5 |
| 2024 | −0.4 | −0.1 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | −0.7 | −0.7 | −0.6 | −0.2 | +0.5 | −0.5 | +0.2 | +0.2 |
| 2025 | +0.8 | −0.1 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | −0.1 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.1 | ±0.0 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q1141736) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Outline | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1 · 1991–2020 |
| Climate | NASA POWER · 1991–2020 |
| Relief, 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Beaches, ports, lighthouses, trails | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Towns | GeoNames · CC BY 4.0 |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Beaches, mountains, lakes and waterfalls | Coastya, Lakeyas — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0; NOAA OISST; HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016) · CC BY 4.0, LakeTEMP (Korver et al. 2024) · CC BY 4.0 |
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