Robinson Crusoe Island facts for kids
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Native name:
Isla Robinson Crusoe
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Map of Robinson Crusoe Island
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 Robinson Crusoe Island
Location in Chile
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| Geography | |
| Coordinates | 33°38′29″S 78°50′28″W / 33.64139°S 78.84111°W |
| Type | Shield Volcanoes (last eruption in 1835) |
| Archipelago | Juan Fernández Islands |
| Adjacent bodies of water | Pacific Ocean |
| Area | 47.94 km2 (18.51 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 915 m (3,002 ft) |
| Highest point | El Yunque |
| Administration | |
| Region | Valparaíso |
| Province | Valparaíso Province |
| Commune | Juan Fernández Islands |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 843 (2012) |
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Robinson Crusoe Island is the largest of three islands in the Juan Fernández archipelago, belonging to Chile. The island is also known as Isla Más a Tierra or Aguas Buenas. More than 800 people live on the island, which is 672 km (418 mi) from the coast of South America. In 1966, Chile renamed it Robinson Crusoe Island, because Alexander Selkirk had spent about four years alone there. Selkirk may have been the person who inspired Daniel Defoe to write the book Robinson Crusoe.
Images for kids
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SMS Dresden, just prior to its scuttling in Cumberland Bay
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A fisherman with two spiny lobsters off Robinson Crusoe Island
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Robinson Crusoe Island bayside view of the town of San Juan Bautista
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Robinson Crusoe Island statue of Robinson Crusoe in the town of San Juan Bautista
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See also
In Spanish: Isla Robinson Crusoe para niños
