The Diego Ramírez Islands (Sp. Islas Diego Ramírez) 56°30′S, 68°43′W are a small group of lesser islands in the Drake Passage, located in the southernmost extreme of Chile about 100 km (60 mi) southwest of Cape Horn and 93 km SSE of Ildefonso Islands, stretching 8 km north-south. Their land area is little more than 1 km². The islands belong to the Commune of Cabo de Hornos in Antártica Chilena Province of Magallanes y Antártica Chilena Region. They are divided into a smaller northern group with six islets, and a larger southern group, separated by a passage 3 km wide. The islands contain the southernmost point of the South American continent (including islands), a title often incorrectly awarded to Cape Horn. Águila Islet (Islote Águila), the southernmost land of the group, is at 56°32'9"S.
