Guarello Island facts for kids
This page is about Island at Madre de Dios Archipelago. For Island at Smyth Channel, see Guarello Island (Smyth Channel).
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Native name:
Isla Guarello
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Guerello Island seen from Contreras Sound
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 Guarello Island
Location in Chile
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| Coordinates | 50°23′S 75°20′W / 50.383°S 75.333°W |
| Adjacent bodies of water | Pacific Ocean |
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| Region | Magallanes |
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| NGA UFI=-883834 | |
Guarello Island (Spanish: Isla Guarello) is an island in Madre de Dios Archipelago in Magallanes Region. Guarello Island is in a limestone area that also includes Madre de Dios Island. The island has the world's southernmost limestone mine and it has reserves for 100 years, and 600,000 tons of limestone with a millesimal fineness of 96% of Calcium carbonate are extracted each year. Half of the production is used in the steel mills of Huachipato which also owns the mines.[1]
See also
In Spanish: Isla Guarello para niños
- List of islands of Chile
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