Welcome to one of the most spectacular and interesting parts of the world! The Beagle Channel was named after the HMS Beagle, the ship that carried the English naturalist, Charles Darwin, on a five-year voyage around the tip of Southern America.
Watch for Mount Olivia and Mount Escarpado, just a few of the surrounding snow-capped peaks, and the rugged seal haul-outs and bird rookeries. The South American sea lion, which lives and breeds in the Beagle Channel, and the large, black-and-white Imperial Cormorant, will captivate you with their lively antics.
The channel separates the larger main island of Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego from various smaller islands including the islands of Picton, Lennox and Nueva; Navarino; Hoste; Londonderry; and Stewart. The channel’s eastern area forms part of the border between Chile and Argentina and the western area is entirely within Chile.