Islas Wollaston

The Islas Wollaston are a group of small, rugged islands in southern Chile’s Magallanes Region, situated in the southern Patagonian archipelago. They lie within the subantarctic zone and form part of Chile’s far-southern island groups.

The islands present exposed coastlines, rocky shores and subantarctic vegetation with seabird and marine-mammal habitats rather than visitor infrastructure. They are of interest to those studying remote ecosystems or undertaking expedition cruising in southern Patagonia.

The islands appear on nautical charts produced during the ages of exploration and have been noted by mariners operating in the southern channels of Patagonia. They have not supported permanent settlements in modern times.

The Wollaston Islands lie off the southern tip of South America within Chile’s Magallanes Region, among the complex channels and island groups of the Fuegian and Patagonian archipelagos.

• Remoteness: The islands are remote, largely uninhabited and form part of the southern Chilean archipelago in the Magallanes Region.