San Félix Island

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San Félix Island is a small, remote Chilean Pacific island known for its arid landscape, military presence, and importance as a protected area for seabirds and marine life.

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Surface form Occurrences
San Ambrosio Island 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Chilean island
Pacific island
island
access restricted
adminDivision Juan Fernández Commune
Province of Valparaíso
surface form: Valparaíso Province

Valparaíso Region
administeredBy Chile
archipelago Desventuradas Islands
area 1.4 square kilometres
biodiversityImportance important breeding site for seabirds
climate desert climate
conservationStatus part of a marine protected area
country Chile
distanceFromMainland about 900 kilometres off the Chilean coast
elevation 193 metres
fauna coastal fishes
marine invertebrates
seabirds
freshwaterAvailability very limited
garrison Chilean military detachment
hasLandingFacility helicopter landing area
hazard rough seas around the island
highestPoint 193 metres above sea level
humanSettlementType military outpost
knownFor marine biodiversity
seabird colonies
legalStatus Chilean territory
locatedIn Pacific Ocean
Southeastern Pacific Ocean
surface form: Southeast Pacific Ocean
navigationNote remote and difficult to access by boat
nearbyIsland San Ambrosio Island NERFINISHED
oceanCurrentInfluence Humboldt Current
partOf Desventuradas Islands
population no permanent civilian population
protectedFor marine life
seabirds
protectedStatus protected area
sovereignState Chile
strategicImportance military monitoring in the Southeast Pacific
terrain arid
rocky
uninhabited true
usedBy Chilean Navy
usedFor military purposes
vegetation sparse

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Desventuradas Islands hasIsland San Félix Island
Desventuradas Islands hasIsland San Félix Island
this entity surface form: San Ambrosio Island