Picton, Lennox and Nueva

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A group of three islands at the extreme southern tip of South America, Chile.

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Origins & Early Life

Picton, Lennox and Nueva (Spanish: Islas Picton, Nueva y Lennox) form a group of three islands (and their islets) at the extreme southern tip of South America, in the Chilean commune of Cabo de Hornos in Antártica Chilena Province, Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region. Located in the Tierra del Fuego archipelago, they lie east of Navarino Island and are separated from the Argentine part of Isla Grande in the north by the Beagle Channel. They have an area of 170.4 km2 (Lennox), 105.4 km2 (Picton), 120.0 km2 (Nueva).

Career & Major Achievements

Close to the islands are the islets of Snipe, Augustus, Becasses, Luff, Jorge, Hermanos, Solitario, Gardiner, Terhalten, Sesambre and others. Robert Fitzroy and Phillip Parker King named the island "Picton" in honour of Thomas Picton, first British governor of Trinidad in the West-Indies. Lennox was discovered in 1624 by Dutch Admiral Schapenham who named the island Terhalten, after the officer who first sighted it.

Enduring Legacy & Impact

It was renamed later by Fitzroy and Parker King. From the signing of the boundary treaty of 1881 between Chile and Argentina to 1904, the islands were considered in Chile and Argentina as Chilean territories.

Chronological Milestones & Life Events

1. 1624: 1624 Milestone — Lennox was discovered in 1624 by Dutch Admiral Schapenham who named the island Terhalten, after the officer who first sighted it.
2. 1881: 1881 Milestone — From the signing of the boundary treaty of 1881 between Chile and Argentina to 1904, the islands were considered in Chile and Argentina as Chilean territories.

Historical Fact-Check Quiz: Picton, Lennox and Nueva

True or False: “True or false: The islands of Picton, Lennox, and Nueva are located in the Chilean province of Magallanes and Antártica Chilena.”

Answer (TRUE ⭕): The text explicitly states that the islands are located in the Chilean commune of Cabo de Hornos in Antártica Chilena Province, Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region.

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