Isabel Island is an island in 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 Tierra del Fuego to the south. The strait is considered the most important natural pass ...

. It is located near the western shores of the Strait about 3.5 km east of the narrowest part of

Brunswick Peninsula Brunswick Peninsula () is a large peninsula in Magallanes y la Antártica Region, Patagonia, Chile, at . Geography The Brunswick Peninsula is triangular in shape, joined to the mainland in the north by a wide isthmus. It widens to almost in t ...

. The island is famous for being the place where large-scale sheepherding was first practiced in Southern Patagonia. It is served by

Marco Davison Bascur Airport Marco Davison Bascur Airport ( es, Aeropuerto Marco Davison Bascur), is an airport on Isabel Island, an island in the Strait of Magellan, north-northeast of Punta Arenas, the capital of the Magallanes Region of Chile. See also * * *Transport i ...

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