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Lemuy Island is an island in Chiloé Archipelago, Chile, off the eastern coast of Chiloé Island.

Lemuy Island

Native name: Isla Lemuy
Church in San Agustín
Geography
Coordinates	42.600°S 73.667°W / -42.600; -73.667
Adjacent bodies of water	Pacific ocean
Area	97 km2 (37 sq mi)
Administration
Chile
Region	Los Lagos
Province	Chiloé
Commune	Puqueldón
Demographics
Population	4,125 (2002 Census)
Additional information
NGA UFI=-888840

There are nine villages on the island. On the north coast:

• Puqueldón
• Aldachildo
• Ichuac

On the south coast:

• Chulchuy. From here the ferry leaves for Huicha on Chiloé Island.
• Lincay, with a wooden church dating from the beginning of the 20th century
• Liucura, with a wooden church which was built in the middle of the 19th century[1]

On the east coast:

• Detif
• Puchilco. In the wooden church dating from the 19th century there are paintings by the Peruvian artist Miguel Gamarra[2]

In the middle of the island:

• San Agustín, the only village which is not on the coast. The wooden church was built at the beginning of the 20th century.

As in the rest of the archipelago, the population of Lemuy Island were inspired by a deep religious faith and built 8 churches, each special in its own way. Some, like Ichuac, Aldachildo and Detif are more than 100 years old and have recently been declared World Heritage Sites, along with 15 other Chilote churches. Some have picturesque cemeteries with little shingled mausoleums.

See also

• List of islands of Chile

References

External links

• Media related to Lemuy Island at Wikimedia Commons
• Islands of Chile @ United Nations Environment Programme
• World island information @ WorldIslandInfo.com
• South America Island High Points above 1000 meters
• United States Hydrographic Office, South America Pilot (1916)

На других языках

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[de] Lemuy (Chile)

Lemuy (Mapudungun für bewaldet) ist eine Insel im Süden Chiles in der Región de los Lagos. Sie ist die drittgrößte Insel des Chiloé-Archipels nach Chiloé selbst und Quinchao. Sie hat eine Fläche von 97 km². Die Insel ist landwirtschaftlich geprägt, leicht hügelig und mit einer stündlich verkehrenden Autofähre von der größeren Isla de Chiloé leicht zu erreichen.

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- [en] Lemuy Island

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[es] Isla Lemuy

Lemuy (del mapudungun: lemuy, "es boscoso") es una isla del sur de Chile. Es una de las islas más grandes del archipiélago de Chiloé, con una superficie de unos 97 kmª, y constituye la comuna de Puqueldón. Está separada de la Isla Grande por el canal Lemuy al norte y por el canal Yal al oeste.

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[fr] Île Lemuy

Lemuy (qui vient du mapudungun : lemuy, « boisée ») est une île située au sud du Chili. C'est la troisième plus grande île de l'archipel de Chiloé, après l'Isla Grande et celle de Quinchao. Elle a une superficie de 97,3 km2 et correspond au territoire de la commune de Puqueldón. Tout comme l'île de Quinchao, elle est reliée au réseau électrique régional par le biais d'un grand câble tendu au-dessus du Canal Yal, qui la sépare de la commune de Chonchi. Une navette transporte véhicules et piétons de Puerto Huicha jusqu'à Chulchuy.

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[it] Lemuy (isola)

Lemuy è un'isola del Cile che fa parte della Regione di Los Lagos.

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