Hermite Islands [SEP] continent
Hermite Islands
The Hermite Islands () are the islands "Hermite", "Herschel", "Deceit" and "Hornos" as well as the islets "Maxwell", "Jerdán", "Arrecife", "Chanticleer", "Hall", "Deceit (islet)", and "Hasse" at almost the southernmost end of South America. The smallest and southernmost of the major islands is Hornos Island, the location of Cape Horn. The islands are located south of the Wollaston Islands and separated
from them by the "Franklin Channel". The islets "Terhalten", "Sesambre", "Evout" and "Barnevelt" are located easterly and are not considered part of the Hermite islands.
The southernmost islands of the American continent are the Diego Ramírez Islands, southwest of Cape Horn. South of all these islands is the Drake Passage.
The southern tip of Deceit island extends southeastwards through a line of sharp-edged rocks known as "Los dientes o garras de Deceit (Deceit teeth or claws)