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Isla Gonzalo
Isla
Gonzalo
is a
subantarctic island
, uninhabited
except for
a
weather and research station
operated by
the
Chilean Navy
. With an
area
of it is the second largest of the
Chilean
Diego Ramírez Archipelago
after
Isla Bartolomé
.
The archipelago
lies in the
Drake Passage
between the
continents
of
South America
and
Antarctica
. It is an important
breeding
site for
black-browed
and
grey-headed
albatrosses
, as well as for
southern
giant
petrels.