Wellington Island

Wellington Island is an island west of Southern Patagonian Ice Field, Chile. It has an area of 5,556 km2 and most of the island forms part of Bernardo O'Higgins National Park. It is home to the last Kawésqar people, living in the village of Puerto Edén, the only inhabited place on the island.

Wellington
Native name:
Isla Wellington
Puerto Edén on Wellington Island in the foreground
Wellington is located in Chile
Wellington
Wellington
Geography
LocationPacific Ocean
Coordinates49°20′S 74°40′W
Area5,555.7 km2 (2,145.1 sq mi)
Coastline1,596.8 km (992.21 mi)
Highest elevation1,463 m (4800 ft)
Highest pointUnnamed[1]
Administration
RegionMagallanes
ProvinceÚltima Esperanza Province
CommunePuerto Natales
Demographics
Population340 (2017)
Ethnic groupsAlacaluf
Additional information
NGA UFI=-901551

See also

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.