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Calbuco Archipelago
Native name:
Archipiélago de Calbuco
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Geography
Coordinates 41°48′S 73°02′W / 41.800°S 73.033°W / -41.800; -73.033
Adjacent bodies of water Reloncaví Sound
Administration
Region Los Lagos
Province Llanquihue
Commune Calbuco
Additional information
NGA UFI -874659 (only Calbuco Island)

The Calbuco Archipelago is a group of islands located in the Reloncaví Sound in Chile. You can find it in the Llanquihue Province of the Los Lagos Region. This archipelago is made up of 14 different islands.

Islands of Calbuco

Here is a list of the islands that make up the Calbuco Archipelago:

  1. Puluqui
  2. Caicué / Lagartija
  3. Queulín
  4. Chaullín / Helvecia (This is not the same as Chaullin Island (Chiloe))
  5. Huar / Guar
  6. Abtao
  7. Chidhuapi
  8. Quenu
  9. Quihua
  10. Tautil
  11. Calbuco / Caicaén
  12. Tabón
  13. Mayelhue
  14. Lín

Did you know that the last three islands on the list – Tabon, Mayelhue, and Lin – actually connect and become one larger island when the ocean tide is low?

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Archipiélago de Calbuco para niños

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