What is Dawson Island?
[[File:Dawson.jpg|thumb|physical map]] [[File:Comuna de Punta Arenas.svg|thumb|Dawson I. at east shore of strait of Magallanes]] '''Dawson Island''' (Lat: 53º 58’ 12” S Long: 70º 34’ 48”W)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://islands.unep.ch/IXE.htm#333 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2008-06-19 |archive-date=2020-02-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200222120743/http://islands.unep.ch/IXE.htm#333 |url-status=dead }}</ref> is an island in the [[Strait of Magellan]]. It is in the [[Tierra del Fuego]] [[archipelago]]. It is {{convert|100|km|abbr=off}} south of the city of [[Punta Arenas]] in [[Chile]]. It is part of the [[municipality]] of Punta Arenas. It is southeast of [[Brunswick Peninsula]]. It is an approximately {{convert|1290|km2|abbr=off|adj=on}} tract of land that often has harsh [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] weather. Its population was 415 as of the 1992 [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ine.cl/canales/chile_estadistico/territorio/division_politico_administrativa/pdf/dpa2001.pdf|title=INE - Error 404|website=www.ine.cl}}</ref> and 301 as of 2002. The settlements are Puerto Harris, Puerto San Antonio and Puerto Almeida. == References == {{reflist}} == Other websites == *[http://tools.wikimedia.de/~magnus/geo/geohack.php?pagename=Punta_Arenas%2C_Chile&params=53_58_S_70_34_W_ Interactive map] {{geo-stub}} [[Category:Islands of Chile]] [[Category:Magallanes Region]]