Brunswick Peninsula
Brunswick Peninsula is a large peninsula in Magallanes y la Antártica Region, Patagonia, Chile, at. It is wide at its base in the north, and almost in the south. The Strait of Magellan defines the eastern and southern limits while the Otway Sound delimits its western shores. It measures in length from the base to Cape Froward, the southernmost point of the American mainland. This yields an area of more than.
Brunswick Peninsula was named by English explorers in honour of
Frederick William, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, who joined the Duke of Wellington in the Quatre Bras Battle against Napoleon, in 1815; the Duke of Brunswick died in battle. Brunswick is a city in Germany.
The only city in the Peninsula is Punta Arenas, the regional capital, located on the northeast coast and near the Straits of Magellan. While the settled part of Punta Arenas is located at the east coast, all of the peninsula is part of the commune of Punta Arenas.
The commune also includes all islands west of the Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego and north of Cockburn and Magdalena channels. These are mostly uninhabited and among them are: Isla Capitán Aracena, Clarence Island, Desolación Island, and Dawson Island. To the northwest, the peninsula borders the commune of Laguna Blanca, and in the northeast, San Gregorio.
