Desventuradas Islands

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The Desventuradas Islands are a remote, sparsely inhabited Pacific archipelago under Chilean sovereignty, known for their rich marine biodiversity and isolation.

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Desventuradas archipelago 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Pacific island group
archipelago
administrativeCommune Valparaíso
administrativeProvince Valparaíso Region
surface form: Valparaíso Province
administrativeRegion Valparaíso Region
biodiversity high marine biodiversity
climate arid subtropical
continentalShelfRegion Nazca Plate region
country Chile
countryCapital Santiago
distanceFromChileanMainland_km about 850
distanceFromCoquimboRegionCoast_km about 850
distanceFromJuanFernandezIslands_km about 780
ecosystemType oceanic island ecosystem
geologicalOrigin volcanic
habitatType pelagic marine habitats
rocky reef habitats
hasEndemicSpecies yes
hasIsland Islote Catedral
Islote González
Roca Norte
Roca Sur
San Félix Island
surface form: San Ambrosio Island

San Félix Island
hasMilitaryPresence yes
humanSettlementType military outpost
knownFor high endemism
isolation
rich marine biodiversity
language Spanish
legalStatus integral part of Chile
locatedIn Pacific Ocean
Southeastern Pacific Ocean
surface form: Southeast Pacific Ocean
locatedNorthOf Juan Fernández Islands
locatedOffCoastOf Chile
marineProtectedAreaDesignationYear 2016
marineProtectedAreaIUCNCategory II
marineProtectedAreaManagingCountry Chile
marineProtectedAreaName Nazca-Desventuradas Marine Park
oceanCurrentInfluence Humboldt Current
partOf Chile
permanentCivilianPopulation very low
population sparsely inhabited
protectedAreaStatus marine protected area
sovereignState Chile
timeZone UTC-4
timeZoneDST UTC-3
usedBy Chilean Navy

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

San Félix Island archipelago Desventuradas Islands
Southeastern Pacific Ocean contains Desventuradas Islands
Chile hasOverseasTerritory Desventuradas Islands
Roca Sur islandGroup Desventuradas Islands
Islote Catedral locatedIn Desventuradas Islands
Islote González locatedIn Desventuradas Islands
Roca Norte locatedIn Desventuradas Islands
Roca Sur locatedIn Desventuradas Islands
Islote Catedral partOf Desventuradas Islands
this entity surface form: Desventuradas archipelago
Islote González partOf Desventuradas Islands
Roca Norte partOf Desventuradas Islands
San Félix Island partOf Desventuradas Islands
Nazca-Desventuradas Marine Park protects Desventuradas Islands