Juan Guillermos Island

Juan Guillermos Island (also known as Isla Esmeralda) is a Chilean island in the Queen Adelaide Archipelago in Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region. It is named after the English Captain John Williams Wilson.[1]

Juan Guillermos Island
Native name:
Isla Juan Guillermo
Juan Guillermos Island is located in Southern Patagonia
Juan Guillermos Island
Juan Guillermos Island
Geography
Coordinates52°10′0.01″S 74°10′0.01″W / 52.1666694°S 74.1666694°W / -52.1666694; -74.1666694
Adjacent toPacific Ocean
Area393 km2 (152 sq mi)
Administration
RegionMagallanes
ProvinceÚltima Esperanza
CommunePuerto Natales
Additional information
NGA UFI=-885433

It is located north of Cochrane Island, south-west of Barros Arana and Pedro Montt Islands.

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References

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  1. ^ (in Spanish) Isla Juan Guillermos Archived 2011-05-11 at the Wayback Machine
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