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Quiriquina Island, Chile is located at the entrance to the Bay of Concepción, 11 km north of Talcahuano. (Quiriquina is a Mapuche word meaning "many True thrushes").

Quiriquina Island

Native name: Isla Quiriquina
Geography
Coordinates	36.625768°S 73.060805°W / -36.625768; -73.060805
Adjacent bodies of water	Pacific ocean
Total islands	1
Area	4.86 km2 (1.88 sq mi)[1]
Length	5.3 km (3.29 mi)[2]
Width	1.6 km (0.99 mi)[2]
Highest point	120[1]
Administration
Chile
Region	Bío Bío
Province	Concepción
Commune	Talcahuano
Additional information
NGA UFI -898520

In April, 1557, Don Garcia de Mendoza, Spanish governor of the Captaincy General of Chile, arrived at Concepción with a large force of infantry and established himself upon Quiriquina. He then used it as a base for his campaign against the Mapuche in the continuing Arauco War.

In 1835, shortly after earthquake in the nearby city of Concepción, Charles Darwin, voyaging around the world on board HMS Beagle, visited the island.

During the First World War the Chilean government used Quiriquina to intern the crew of the German cruiser SMS Dresden. Then-lieutenant Wilhelm Canaris, who escaped with two other crew members, was among the internees.

After the 1973 Chilean coup d'état, the Pinochet regime used the island as a concentration camp for political prisoners from Concepción and the Bío Bío Region. This camp was active from 11 September 1973 to April 1975.[2]

On the northwest of the island there is a lighthouse. To the southeast there is Fort Rondizzoni, which consisted of dormitories, mess facilities, latrines, and an infirmary, all for the guards.[3]

See also

• Quiriquina Formation

References

Sources

• Francisco Solano Asta-Buruaga y Cienfuegos, Diccionario geográfico de la República de Chile, Segunda edición corregida y aumentada, Nueva York, D. Appleton y Compañía. 1899.] page 632
• Sclerorhynchid teeth from the Late Cretaceous of the Quiriquina Formation

На других языках

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[de] Quiriquina

Quiriquina ist eine chilenische Insel. Sie liegt am Eingang der Bucht von Concepción, elf Kilometer nördlich des Stadtzentrums von Talcahuano und zum Stadtgebiet gehörig, zu. Der Name der Insel kommt aus der Sprache der Mapuche und bedeutet „viele wahre Drosseln“. Die Insel ist bekannt aufgrund ihrer Fossilienfunde.

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- [en] Quiriquina Island

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[es] Isla Quiriquina

La isla Quiriquina es una pequeña isla ubicada en la bahía de Concepción, en Chile, a 11 kilómetros al norte de Talcahuano, que administrativamente depende de esta última comuna. En mapudungún significa «muchos tordos».[cita requerida]

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[fr] Île Quiriquina

L'île Quiriquina, en espagnol : isla Quiriquina, est une île située à l'entrée de la baie de Concepción, à 11 km au nord de Talcahuano, dans la province de Concepción au Chili. Quiriquina signifie « plusieurs Turdus » en langue mapuche).

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[it] Quiriquina

Quiriquina è un'isola del Cile, nella regione del Bío Bío, che fa parte del comune di Talcahuano. L'isola, che si trova nella baia di Concepción, ha una superficie di 4,86 km² e un'altezza massima di 120 m. Sulla sua punta settentrionale c'è un faro[1]. L'isola è dotata di un aeroporto[2].

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