Desventuradas Islands
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The Desventuradas Islands (Spanish: Islas Desventuradas,[2] IPA: [ˈislas ðesβentuˈɾaðas], "Unfortunate Islands" or Islas de los Desventurados, "Islands of the Unfortunate Ones"[3]) is a group of four small oceanic islands located 850 kilometres (530 mi) off the coast of Chile, northwest of Santiago in the Pacific Ocean.[4] They are considered part of Insular Chile.
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Native name: Islas Desventuradas | |
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Geography | |
Location | Chilean Sea |
Coordinates | 26.32°S 80°W / -26.32; -80 (Desventuradas Islands) |
Archipelago | Desventuradas |
Adjacent to | Pacific Ocean |
Total islands | 4 |
Major islands | San Ambrosio, San Félix, Gonzalez and Roca Catedral |
Area | 5.36 km2 (2.07 sq mi)(together) |
Highest elevation | 479 m (1572 ft) max. |
Administration | |
Region | Valparaíso |
Province | Valparaíso Province |
Commune | Juan Fernández |
Demographics | |
Population | 11 |
Additional information | |
Time zone | |
• Summer (DST) | |
NGA UFI= -900077 "San Ambrosio" -883263 "Gonzáles" -900282 "San Félix" |
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Due to their isolation and difficulty of access there are no civilian settlements on these islands, but a detachment of the Chilean Navy is stationed on Isla San Félix, which also hosts the 2,000-metre (6,600 ft) Isla San Felix Airport.