Gable Island () is an Argentine island part of
Tierra del Fuego Province. The island is located on the northern side of east–west
Beagle Channel
Beagle Channel (; Yahgan language, Yahgan: ''Onašaga'') is a strait in the Tierra del Fuego, Tierra del Fuego Archipelago, on the extreme southern tip of South America between Chile and Argentina. The channel separates the larger main island of I ...
less than from
Tierra del Fuego Island and about from Chilean
Navarino Island
Navarino Island () is a large Chilean island, with an area of and a coastline of . It is located between Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego, to the north, and Cape Horn, to the south. The island forms part of the Communes of Chile, Commune of Cabo ...
.
The island has an irregular shape with many shoal banks extending into bays and open channel. The islands surface is mostly covered by
Magallanic forest.
Drumlins from the
last ice age dominate topography which has allowed the formation of several small lagoons on the island.
References
Atlantic islands of Argentina
Landforms of Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina
Islands of Tierra del Fuego
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