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Madre de Dios Island (Spanish: Isla Madre de Dios, Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmaðɾe ðe ðjos]) is an uninhabited island in the Magallanes Region, Chile. It is located west of the Trinidad Channel and Concepción Channel. Madre de Dios Island is composed partly of limestone and has several natural caves. In one of those caves, called the "Cave of the Whales", skeletons of whales 2600 to 3500 years old have been discovered 10 to 30 meters above sea level. In another cave, named Cueva del Pacifico, rock art was discovered in 2006. Many other caves near the coast were used by the indigenous Kaweskar people for burial. One skull found dates back to 4500 years ago. Some caves were used as temporary camps. The island, along with 53 smaller nearby islands, was protected as a nature reserve (Bien Nacional Protegido) in 2007.[1]

Madre de Dios Island

Native name: Isla Madre de Dios
Madre de Dios Island
Geography
Coordinates	50°06′10″S 75°14′38″W
Adjacent bodies of water	Pacific ocean
Area	1,043 km2 (403 sq mi)
Coastline	549.5 km (341.44 mi)
Administration
Chile
Region	Magallanes
Additional information
NGA UFI=-891233

The island obtained its current name from a map in Alonso de Ovalle's work Histórica relación del reino de Chile which was published in 1646 in Italy. Apparently Alonso de Ovalle had based this name on the exploration of Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa's expedition in the area in 1579. Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa had called a cove from where he made observations Nuestra Señora (del Rosario), and from this name Alonso de Ovalle elaborated it to Madre de Dios and extended it to name a whole island.[2]

See also

• List of islands of Chile
• Guarello Island
• Madre de Dios Terrane

References

External links

• 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)
• French expedition to Isla Madre de Dios
• Le Mystère de la Baleine, a film by Luc-Henri Fage, 52 min., GEDEON, 2009.
• L'île aux Glaciers de Marbre, Georges Marbach & al, Centre Terre publisher, Toulouse 2012.
• National Geographic article
• Photos of Isla Madre de Dios

На других языках

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[de] Isla Madre de Dios

Die Isla Madre de Dios (span. Mutter-Gottes-Insel) ist eine unbewohnte Insel in Patagonien im Süden Chiles. Sie liegt im Pazifischen Ozean und ist mit einer Fläche von 1043 km²[1] die vierzehntgrößte[2] Insel des Landes. Sie befindet sich in der Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena und der Provinz Última Esperanza und gehört zur Gemeinde Natales.

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- [en] Madre de Dios Island

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[es] Isla Madre de Dios

La isla Madre de Dios [Nota 1] está situada en el océano Pacífico en la región austral de Chile, al sur del golfo de Penas. Forma parte del archipiélago Madre de Dios. Tiene una superficie de 1042,9 km², que la convierten en la 15ª isla mayor de Chile.

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[fr] Île Madre de Dios

L’île Madre de Dios[GN 1], en espagnol Isla Madre de Dios, est une île inhabitée du Chili située dans la province de Última Esperanza de la région de Magallanes et de l'Antarctique chilien, dans le sud du pays. Principale île de l'archipel Madre de Dios, elle est baignée par l'océan Pacifique.

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[it] Isola Madre de Dios

L'isola Madre de Dios è un'isola del Cile, che fa parte dell'arcipelago omonimo, inclusa amministrativamente nella regione delle Magellane e Antartide Cilena, provincia di Última Esperanza. Si trova a sud dell'isola Wellington, dalla quale è divisa dal canale Trinidad, ad ovest dell'arcipelago della Reserva Nacional Alacalufes, separato a sua volta tramite il canale Concepción, 200 km a nord di Puerto Natales. A sud il canale Oeste la separa dall'isola Duque de York.

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