Wellington | |
Native Name: | Isla Wellington |
Map: | Chile |
Location: | Pacific Ocean |
Coordinates: | -49.3333°N -114°W |
Archipelago: | Wellington Archipelago |
Area Km2: | 5555.7 |
Coastline Km: | 1596.8 |
Highest Mount: | Unnamed[1] |
Elevation M: | 1463 |
Country: | Chile |
Country Admin Divisions Title: | Region |
Country Admin Divisions: | Magallanes |
Country Admin Divisions Title 1: | Province |
Country Admin Divisions 1: | Última Esperanza Province |
Country Admin Divisions Title 2: | Commune |
Country Admin Divisions 2: | Puerto Natales |
Population: | 340 |
Population As Of: | 2017 |
Ethnic Groups: | Alacaluf |
Additional Info: | NGA UFI=-901551 |
Wellington Island is an island west of Southern Patagonian Ice Field, Chile. It has an area of 5,556 km2 and most of the island forms part of Bernardo O'Higgins National Park. It is home to the last Kawésqar people, living in the village of Puerto Edén, the only inhabited place on the island.
Puerto Edén has an extremely wet subpolar oceanic climate (Köppen Cfc) and is widely reputed to be the place in the world with the highest frequency of rainfall.[2]