Juan Guillermos Island
Native name: <span class="nickname" ">Isla Juan Guillermo | |
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Juan Guillermos Island | |
Geography | |
Coordinates | 52°10′0.01″S 74°10′0.01″W / 52.1666694°S 74.1666694°WCoordinates: 52°10′0.01″S 74°10′0.01″W / 52.1666694°S 74.1666694°W |
Adjacent bodies of water | Pacific ocean |
Area | 393 km2 (152 sq mi) |
Administration | |
Region | Magallanes |
Province | Última Esperanza |
Commune | Puerto Natales |
Additional information | |
NGA UFI=-885433 |
Juan Guillermos Island (also known as Isla Esmeralda) is a Chilean island in the Queen Adelaide Archipelago in Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region. It is named after the English Captain John Williams Wilson.[1]
It is located north of Cochrane Island, south-west of Barros Arana and Pedro Montt Islands.
See also
References
- ↑ (Spanish) Isla Juan Guillermos
External links
- Islands of Chile @ United Nations Environment Programme
- World island information @ WorldIslandInfo.com
- South America Island High Points above 1000 meters
- United States Hydrographic Office, South America Pilot (1916)
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