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The Rennell Islands ( es, Islas Rennell) are two islands in the
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The Rennell Islands ( es, Islas Rennell) are two islands in the Queen Adelaide Archipelago
Queen Adelaide Archipelago ( es, Archipiélago Reina Adelaida) is an island group in Zona Austral, the extreme south of Chile. It belongs to the Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena Region.
The major islands in the group are Pacheco Island, Contrera ...
in Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena Region
Magallanes may refer to:
* Ferdinand Magellan (1480–1521), Portuguese explorer who led part of the first expedition around the world
* Strait of Magellan, the strait between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, located in Chile
Places
* Magallanes ...
, Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the eas ...
. The larger island, South Rennell Island, has an area of 340 km2. The smaller island, North Rennell Island, has an area of 303 km2.
Google Earth shows the passage between the "two" islands to be blocked by a strip of land 30 metres wide. S51 57 40 W74 05 49. The islands are connected. (edited 18 Feb 2012)
Queen Adelaide Archipelago
Islands of Magallanes Region
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