Calbuco Island Explained

Calbuco Island
Native Name:Isla Calbuco
Map:Chile Los Lagos
Coordinates:-41.7801°N -73.1395°W
Waterbody:Reloncaví Sound, Pacific Ocean
Country:Chile
Country Admin Divisions Title:Region
Country Admin Divisions:Los Lagos
Country Admin Divisions Title 1:Province
Country Admin Divisions 1:Llanquihue
Country Admin Divisions Title 2:Commune
Country Admin Divisions 2:Calbuco
Additional Info:NGA UFI -874659

Calbuco Island (also Caicaén Island) is an island in the commune of Calbuco, Llanquihue Province, Los Lagos Region, Chile. The city of Calbuco is on the island. The island was separated from the mainland by Calbuco Channel, but a causeway was built in 1965 to connect the island to the continent.[1]

In 1603 the Spanish under the command of Francisco Hernández Ortiz-Pizarrro established a fort on the island to protect their settlements in the Gulf of Ancud.[2]

Notes and references

Notes and References

  1. Book: Instituto Hidrográfico . 1981 . Derrotero de la Costa de Chile: Volumen II. Desde el Canal de Chacao hasta el Golfo de Penas . 5th . Valparaíso, Chile . Instituto Hidrográfico de la Armada . 89 .
  2. Mansilla Almonacid . José D. . 2002 . La población de Calbuco evolución de las cifras. Siglos XVII-XX . es . Revista Austral de Ciencias Sociales . 6 . 125–134 .