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    Pacific OceanChile

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    Desertores Islands

    Islas Desertores

    Part of Chiloé Archipelago

    Desertores Islands are a group of islands in the Sea of Chiloé, between Chiloé Island and the mainland of Chile. They are the easternmost islands of the Chiloé Archipelago, and are administered as part of the Chaitén commune, in the Palena Province, unlike the rest of the Archipelago, which forms Chiloé Province.

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    Desertores Islands are a group of islands in the Sea of Chiloé, between Chiloé Island and the mainland of Chile. They are the easternmost islands of the Chiloé Archipelago, and are administered as part of the Chaitén commune, in the Palena Province, unlike the rest of the Archipelago, which forms Chiloé Province. The six main islands are Auten, Chuit, Chulin, Imerquiña, Nayahue and Talcan, with Talcan, the biggest and easternmost of the Desertores Islands, close to the mainland. There are several smaller islands in the archipelago. The islands are home to small, isolated communities that rely primarily on fishing and subsistence agriculture.

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    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands2
    • Minor islands4
    • Islets5
    • Rocks & skerries6

    Major islands

    2

    Minor islands

    4

    Islets

    5
    • Islote O’Higgins4 m · 0.08 km²
    • Islote Jorge29 m · 0.07 km²
    • Islote Nihuel24 m · 0.05 km²
    • Unnamed island1 m · 0.6 ha
    • Unnamed island1 m · 0.1 ha

    Rocks & skerries

    6
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level50 m100 m150 m125 mIsla Talcán84 mIsla Chulín76 mIsla Nayahué72 mIsla Chuit51 mIsla Autení49 mIsla Imerquiña29 mIslote Jorge24 mIslote Nihuel4 mIslote O’Higgins
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.000010.00010.0010.010.1110100Isla Talcán: 45.9 km²Isla TalcánIsla Chulín: 17 km²Isla ChulínIsla Nayahué: 5.6 km²Isla NayahuéIsla Autení: 3.4 km²Isla AuteníIsla Chuit: 3.2 km²Isla ChuitIsla Imerquiña: 1.4 km²Isla ImerquiñaIslote O’Higgins: 0.08 km²Islote O’HigginsIslote Jorge: 0.07 km²Islote JorgeIslote Nihuel: 0.05 km²Islote NihuelUnnamed island: 0.6 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale
    Isla Talcán45.9 km²
    Isla Chulín17 km²
    Isla Nayahué5.6 km²
    Isla Autení3.4 km²
    Isla Chuit3.2 km²
    Isla Imerquiña1.4 km²
    Islote O’Higgins0.08 km²
    Islote Jorge0.07 km²
    Islote Nihuel0.05 km²
    Unnamed island0.6 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Talus
    • Wikipedia