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Island Attractions In Chile

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Chile , officially the Republic of Chile , is a South American country occupying a long, narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far south. Chilean territory includes the Pacific islands of Juan Fernández, Salas y Gómez, Desventuradas, and Easter Island in Oceania. Chile also claims about 1,250,000 square kilometres of Antarctica, although all claims are suspended under the Antarctic Treaty. The arid Atacama Desert in northern Chile contains great mineral wealth, principally copper. The relatively s...
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Island Attractions In Chile

  • 1. Isla Damas La Serena
    Isla Chañaral is located 6 km off-shore from the northern Central Chilean coast, some 100 km north of the city of La Serena. Together with Isla Choros and Isla Damas, the island forms the Humboldt Penguin National Reserve, which is administered by the Chilean Forestry Corporation . All three islands support populations of Humboldt penguins, but are also habitat for several other rare and endangered animal species such as the Peruvian diving petrel or the South American marine otter. In recent years the reserve has experienced a strong increase in tourist activities, mainly due to being an important feeding ground in the sunner months of different marine mammal species like fin whales, blue whales, humpback whaless, and bottlenose dolphins that reside in the waters of the reserve. The loca...
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  • 4. Isla Mancera Valdivia
    Mancera Island is a minor island at the mouth of Valdivia River. Prior to being named after the Marquis of Mancera the island was known as Güiguacabin to the indigenous Mapuches. In his 1544 expedition Juan Bautista Pastene, made the island known for the Spanish and named it Imperial. Later the island became known to the Spanish as Constantino after its owner Constantino Pérez, then its was known for a time it was known as Santa Ines. The name finally settled as Mancera after the Spanish viceroy of Peru Pedro de Toledo, 1st Marquis of Mancera, who ordered the fortification of the island. The fort was a vital point in the Valdivian Fort System, preventing enemy ships from reaching Valdivia from Corral Bay.In 1682, after Valdivia was badly damaged by a fire it was proposed to move the city...
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  • 7. Isla de Quinchao Isla Chiloe
    Chiloé Island , also known as Greater Island of Chiloé , is the largest island of the Chiloé Archipelago off the coast of Chile, in the Pacific Ocean. The island is located in southern Chile, in the Los Lagos Region.
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  • 8. Isla del rey Valdivia
    Isla del Rey is the largest island in Los Ríos Region of Chile. It is located at the outflow of Valdivia River into Corral Bay. To the east the island is separated from the mainland by Futa River and by south by Tornagaleones River.
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  • 10. Reserva Nacional Pinguino de Humboldt Punta Choros
    Pingüino de Humboldt National Reserve is a nature reserve located a short distance off the coast of mainland Chile. It consists of three islands: Chañaral, Damas and Choros. It is located about 100 km north of La Serena in the Coquimbo Region of Chile and has a total area of 859.3 hectares . Coastal communities of Caleta Chañaral, Chañaral de Aceituno, Punta de Choros are nearby. The reserve is an important breeding site for the Humboldt penguin, for which it is named, and is a habitat for sea lions and bottlenose dolphins chunchungos, Magellanic penguin, sea turtle, whale, albatross and cormorant. Aside from dolphins, local cetacean diversities are diverse including migratory rorquals such as blue, fin, and humpback whales, and sperm whales.The park is located in both Region III and R...
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  • 11. Chiloe Isla Chiloe
    Chiloé Island , also known as Greater Island of Chiloé , is the largest island of the Chiloé Archipelago off the coast of Chile, in the Pacific Ocean. The island is located in southern Chile, in the Los Lagos Region.
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  • 13. Isla Huapi Futrono
    Guapi or Huapi is an island in Ranco Lake, southern Chile. Administratively it belongs to the commune of Futrono in Los Ríos Region.
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  • 14. Tenglo Island Los Lagos Region
    Tenglo Island is separated from Puerto Montt by the Tenglo Channel in Reloncaví Sound, Los Lagos Region, Chile.
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  • 15. Lemuy Island Isla Chiloe
    Lemuy Island is an island in Chiloé Archipelago, Chile, off the eastern coast of Chiloé Island. There are nine villages on the island. On the north coast: Puqueldón Aldachildo IchuacOn the south coast: Chulchuy. From here the ferry leaves for Huicha on Chiloé Island. Lincay, with a wooden church dating from the beginning of the 20th century Liucura, with a wooden church which was built in the middle of the 19th centuryOn the east coast: Detif Puchilco. In the wooden church dating from the 19th century there are paintings by the Peruvian artist Miguel GamarraIn the middle of the island: San Agustín, the only village which is not on the coast. The wooden church was built at the beginning of the 20th century.As in the rest of the archipelago, the population of Lemuy Island were inspired ...
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