Salas y Gómez Island

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Salas y Gómez Island is a small, uninhabited Chilean island in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, notable for its remote location, protected marine environment, and cultural significance to the Rapa Nui people.

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Label Occurrences
Salas y Gómez Island canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf island
uninhabited island
associatedWithCulture Rapa Nui people
surface form: Rapa Nui culture
belongsTo Easter Island Commune
Isla de Pascua province
surface form: Easter Island Province

Valparaíso Region
country Chile
distanceToEasterIsland about 390 kilometres east-northeast
distanceToSouthAmerica over 3200 kilometres west of Chilean mainland
hasAlternativeName Isla Salas y Gómez
Motu Motiro Hiva
hasArea about 0.15 square kilometres
about 15 hectares
hasClimate oceanic
hasCulturalSignificanceFor Rapa Nui people
hasEcosystem marine ecosystem
pelagic ecosystem
seabird habitat
hasGeologicalOrigin volcanic
hasHighestPointElevation about 30 metres
hasHumanSettlement none permanent
hasLegalStatus nature reserve
hasLength about 770 metres
hasNearbyFeature Salas y Gómez Ridge
hasPopulation 0
hasProtectedStatus yes
hasSurroundingWaters exclusive economic zone of Chile
hasTerrain rocky
hasVegetation sparse
hasWidth about 300 metres
importantFor biodiversity conservation
seabird nesting
inhabited no
isOn Salas y Gómez Ridge
locatedEastOf Easter Island
locatedIn Pacific Ocean
Southeastern Pacific Ocean
surface form: southeastern Pacific Ocean
locatedInTimeZone UTC-6
marineProtection high
partOf Chile
Motus Salas y Gómez Marine Park
sovereignState Chile
usedFor marine conservation
scientific research
visitedBy Chilean Navy
scientists

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José Gómez hasNameInHonor Salas y Gómez Island
Chilean Pacific islands hasPart Salas y Gómez Island
territory of Chile includesIsland Salas y Gómez Island