Desventuradas Islands
The Desventuradas Islands (Spanish: Islas Desventuradas, IPA: [ˈislas ðesβentuˈɾaðas], "Unfortunate Islands" or Islas de los Desventurados, "Islands of the Unfortunate Ones") is a group of four small oceanic islands located 850 kilometres (530 mi) off the coast of Chile, northwest of Santiago in the Pacific Ocean. They are considered part of Insular Chile.
Native name: Islas Desventuradas | |
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Map of Desventuradas Islands, also known as San Félix Islands | |
Desventuradas Islands The Desventuradas Islands are part of oceanic Chile | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Chilean Sea |
| Coordinates | 26.32°S 80°W |
| Archipelago | Desventuradas |
| Adjacent to | Pacific Ocean |
| Total islands | 4 |
| Major islands | San Ambrosio, San Félix, Gonzalez and Roca Catedral |
| Area | 5.36 km2 (2.07 sq mi)(together) |
| Highest elevation | 479 m (1572 ft) max. |
| Administration | |
| Region | Valparaíso |
| Province | Valparaíso Province |
| Commune | Juan Fernández |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 11 |
| Additional information | |
| Time zone |
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| • Summer (DST) |
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| NGA UFI= -900077 "San Ambrosio" -883263 "Gonzáles" -900282 "San Félix" | |
Due to their isolation and difficulty of access there are no civilian settlements on these islands, but a detachment of the Chilean Navy is stationed on Isla San Félix, which also hosts the 2,000-metre (6,600 ft) Isla San Felix Airport.
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