Espíritu Santo Cape () is a headland in

Tierra del Fuego Tierra del Fuego (, ; Spanish for "Land of Fire", rarely also Fireland in English) is an archipelago off the southernmost tip of the South America, South American mainland, across the Strait of Magellan. The archipelago consists of the main is ...

at the eastern entrance of the

Strait of Magellan The Strait of Magellan (), also called the Straits of Magellan, is a navigable sea route in southern Chile separating mainland South America to the north and the Tierra del Fuego archipelago to the south. Considered the most important natura ...

on its southern, opposite Punta Dungeness in the mainland. Espíritu Santo Cape marks the border between

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Paci ...

and

Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...

, and according to the

Treaty of Peace and Friendship of 1984 between Chile and Argentina The Treaty of Peace and Friendship of 1984 between Chile and Argentina (, see the text in thUnited Nations was signed into agreement at the Vatican on 29 November 1984. It was ratified * on 30 December 1984 by the Argentine Chamber of Deputies; ...

the line between Punta Dungeness and Cabo del Espiritu Santo marks the limits of each country's territorial waters.

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* Landforms of Magallanes Region Espiritu sato Headlands of Chile Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego Argentina–Chile border Strait of Magellan {{MagallanesyAntártica-geo-stub