Cape Horn, the southernmost headland of South America, lies on an island belonging to the group called:

Cape Horn (Cabo de Hornos in Spanish) is located on Hornos Island, which is part of the Tierra del Fuego island group at the southern tip of South America. It belongs to Chile.

Meaning of Tierra del Fuego:

• "Tierra del Fuego" means "Land of Fire" in Spanish.
• The Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan, who sailed past in 1520, saw many fires lit by the indigenous people on the shore and named it accordingly.
• The island group is divided between Chile and Argentina.
• Ushuaia, in the Argentine part, is often called the southernmost city in the world.

About Cape Horn:

• It was named in 1616 by Dutch sailors after the Dutch town of Hoorn.
• It marks the northern boundary of the Drake Passage, the stretch of sea between South America and Antarctica.
• The waters around Cape Horn are among the most dangerous in the world, because of strong winds, huge waves, strong currents and icebergs.
• Before the Panama Canal opened, ships travelling between the Atlantic and the Pacific had to sail around Cape Horn, and many were wrecked.
• Sailors who rounded Cape Horn were traditionally allowed to wear a gold earring.

The Strait of Magellan:

North of Tierra del Fuego, the Strait of Magellan separates the island group from the mainland of South America and provides a more sheltered passage between the Atlantic and the Pacific.

Why not the other options?

• ✗The Galapagos Islands, in the Pacific, belong to Ecuador.
• ✗The Falkland Islands, in the South Atlantic, are a British territory claimed by Argentina.
• ✗The Canary Islands, off north-west Africa, belong to Spain.