It is located near the western shores of the Strait about 3.5 km east of the narrowest part of Brunswick Peninsula.

The island is famous for being the place where large-scale sheepherding was first practiced in Southern Patagonia.

[1] Geologically, the island is part of wider drumlin field that extendes on both sides of the strait.

[2] It is served by Marco Davison Bascur Airport.

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