Juan Fernández Islands

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Pacific island group archipelago

The Juan Fernández Islands are a remote Pacific archipelago belonging to Chile, best known for their unique biodiversity and as the inspiration for Daniel Defoe’s "Robinson Crusoe."

Aliases (3)

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Pacific island group → archipelago →
belongsTo	Chilean Pacific islands →
climate	temperate oceanic climate →
country	Chile →
countryAdminDivision	Juan Fernández Commune →
discoveredBy	Juan Fernández →
distanceFromMainland	about 670 km west of Chilean coast →
ecosystemType	oceanic island ecosystems →
faunaCharacteristic	important seabird breeding sites →
floraCharacteristic	high proportion of endemic woody plants →
governedAs	Chilean commune →
hasEndemicSpecies	Juan Fernández firecrown hummingbird → Juan Fernández fur seal → numerous endemic plant species →
hasHighestIsland	Alejandro Selkirk Island →
hasIsland	Alejandro Selkirk Island → Robinson Crusoe Island → Santa Clara Island →
hasMajorIsland	Alejandro Selkirk Island → Robinson Crusoe Island →
hasProtectionStatus	UNESCO Biosphere Reserve → national park →
hasStatus	remote archipelago →
inspiredAuthor	Daniel Defoe →
inspiredWork	Robinson Crusoe →
knownFor	high endemism of plant and animal species → inspiration for Daniel Defoe’s novel Robinson Crusoe → unique biodiversity →
language	Spanish →
locatedIn	Pacific Ocean →
locatedOffCoastOf	Chile → South America →
mainEconomicActivities	fishing → lobster fishery → small-scale tourism →
namedAfter	Juan Fernández →
partOf	Valparaíso Region →
population	small permanent population →
region	Southeastern Pacific Ocean →
sovereignState	Republic of Chile →
threatenedBy	invasive species → natural hazards such as tsunamis and storms → overfishing →
timeZone	Chile Standard Time →
UNESCODesignationYear	1977 →

Referenced by (15)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Juan Fernández Commune ("Juan Fernández Archipelago") → Robinson Crusoe Island ("Juan Fernández Archipelago") → Santa Clara Island ("Juan Fernández Archipelago") →	locatedIn
Juan Fernández Islands ("Juan Fernández") → Juan Fernández firecrown →	namedAfter
Robinson Crusoe Island ("Pacific islands of Chile") → Santa Clara Island →	partOf
Juan Fernández Commune →	administers
Santa Clara Island ("Juan Fernández Archipelago") →	archipelago
Southeastern Pacific Ocean →	contains
Juan Fernández Islands ("Juan Fernández") →	discoveredBy
Juan Fernández firecrown →	endemicTo
Chile →	hasOverseasTerritory
Desventuradas Islands →	locatedNorthOf
Juan Fernández firecrown ("Juan Fernández Archipelago") →	nativeRange