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Juan Fernández Islands
Archipiélago Juan Fernández
The Juan Fernández Islands (Spanish: Archipiélago Juan Fernández) are a sparsely inhabited series of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, reliant on tourism and fishing.
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Overview
The Juan Fernández Islands (Spanish: Archipiélago Juan Fernández) are a sparsely inhabited series of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, reliant on tourism and fishing. Situated 670 km (362 nmi; 416 mi) off the coast of Chile, they are composed of three main volcanic islands: Robinson Crusoe, Alejandro Selkirk, and Santa Clara. The group is part of Insular Chile. The islands are primarily known for having been the home to the marooned sailor Alexander Selkirk for more than four years from 1704, which may have inspired English writer Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe. Most of the archipelago's present-day inhabitants reside on Robinson Crusoe Island, and mainly in the capital, San Juan Bautista, located at Cumberland Bay on the island's north coast. The group of islands is part of Chile's Valparaíso Region (which also includes Easter Island) and forms the commune of Juan Fernández, one of the nine communes of Valparaíso Province. The islands are named after Juan Fernández, the explorer who discovered them in the 1570s.
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Census, cataloged
- Major islands2
- Minor islands1
- Islets22
- Rocks & skerries66
Major islands
Alejandro Selkirk Island
- Area
- 54.4 km²
- High point
- 1,319 m
Alejandro Selkirk Island (Spanish: Isla Alejandro Selkirk), previously known as Más Afuera (Farther Out (to Sea)), is the largest and most westerly island in the Juan Fernández Archipelago of the Valparaíso Region of Chile.
Robinson Crusoe Island
- Area
- 47.9 km²
- High point
- 915 m
Robinson Crusoe Island is the second largest of the Juan Fernández Islands, situated 670 km (362 nmi; 416 mi) west of San Antonio, Chile, in the South Pacific Ocean.
Minor islands
Santa Clara Island
- Area
- 2.2 km²
- High point
- 351 m
Islets
- Islote Villagra20 m · 0.03 km²
- Islote El Verdugo32 m · 0.01 km²
- Unnamed island17 m · 0.01 km²
- Islote Juanango25 m · 0.01 km²
- Unnamed island4 m · 0.6 ha
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- Unnamed island14 m · 0.3 ha
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- Unnamed island1 m · 0.2 ha
- Unnamed island0.2 ha
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Comparative heights
- Alejandro Selkirk: 1,319 m
- Robinson Crusoe: 915 m
- Santa Clara: 351 m
- Islote El Verdugo: 32 m
- Islote Juanango: 25 m
- Islote Villagra: 20 m
To the same scale
Islands by area
| Alejandro Selkirk Island | 54.4 km² |
| Robinson Crusoe Island | 47.9 km² |
| Santa Clara Island | 2.2 km² |
| Islote Villagra | 0.03 km² |
| Islote El Verdugo | 0.01 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.01 km² |
| Islote Juanango | 0.01 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.6 ha |
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Groups within
Photographs
Parque Nacional Archipiélago Juan Fernández
Parque Nacional Archipiélago Juan Fernández
Isla Robinson Crusoe
Parque nacional Archipiélago de Juan Fernández
île Robinson Crusoé, 2015 . Les maisons des pêcheurs de langoustes sont principalement construites en bois.
A view of the commondores tent at the Island of Juan Fernandes.
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A view of the commondores tent at the Island of Juan Fernandes.
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Cliffs of Juan Fernández Island
Sources
Facts
Photographs
- Parque Nacional Archipiélago Juan Fernández . Jpmorenosanchez / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Parque Nacional Archipiélago Juan Fernández. Jpmorenosanchez / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Archpielago Juan Fernandez (Vista hacia Robinson Crusoe). No machine-readable author provided. Serpentus~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims). / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Archipiélago Juan Fernández. Daniela HV / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Maisons de pêcheurs de langoustes. PatHen3333 / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Isla de Juan Fernandez 1740. Mason, J. -- Engraver / Public domain
- Historia fisica y politica de Chile segun documentos adquiridos en esta republica durante doce años de residencia en ella y publicada bajo los auspicios del supremo gobierno (8280139411). Gay, Claudio; Johnston, I. M. / Public domain
- View of the NW side of Masafuero accountofvoyages01hawk 0413. John Hawkesworth (c1715-1773) / Public domain
- Juan Fernandez. Mason, J. -- Engraver / Public domain
- Ocean Hdr (178788303). Fraenerys / CC BY 3.0
- Cliffs of Juan Fernández Island (13465944503). The Official CTBTO Photostream / CC BY 2.0
- Histoire générale des voyages, ou, Nouvelle collection de toutes les relations de voyages par mer et par terreposées sur les observations les plus autentiques (1746) (14595657359). Prévost, abbé, 1697-1763; Meusnier de Querlon, A.-G. (Anne-Gabriel), 1702-1780; Green, John, d. 1757. New general collec / No restrictions