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    Chincha Islands

    Islas Chincha

    The Chincha Islands (Spanish: Islas Chincha) are a group of three small islands 21 kilometres (13 mi; 11 nmi) off the southwest coast of Peru, to which they belong, near the town of Pisco. Since pre-Incan times they were of interest for their extensive guano deposits, but the supplies were mostly exhausted by 1874.

    Chincha Islands
    Chincha Islands

    Gabriele Giuseppini / CC BY 3.0

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    The Chincha Islands (Spanish: Islas Chincha) are a group of three small islands 21 kilometres (13 mi; 11 nmi) off the southwest coast of Peru, to which they belong, near the town of Pisco. Since pre-Incan times they were of interest for their extensive guano deposits, but the supplies were mostly exhausted by 1874.

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    Census, cataloged

    Also in the area

    23

    Inside the group's outline but not confirmed as members by any source.

    • Unnamed island0.5 ha
    • Unnamed island13 m · 0.2 ha
    • Unnamed island2 m · 0.2 ha
    • Unnamed island16 m · 0.2 ha
    • Unnamed island8 m · 0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island24 m · 0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island12 m · 0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island11 m · 0.1 ha

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    Islands by area

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    km², log scale
    Unnamed island0.5 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
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    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Talus
    • Wikipedia

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