Malvinas Islands (Chile)
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Group of islands in southern Chile
This article is about the islands in Chile. For the Falkland Islands (Islas Mavinas in Spanish), see Falkland Islands.
Native name: Islas Malvinas | |
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| View over the lake Carrera to the Northern Patagonian Ice Field | |
Malvinas Islands is located in Chile Malvinas Islands Malvinas Islands Malvinas Islands, south of Sánchez River in the General Carrera Lake | |
| Geography | |
| Coordinates | 46°37′19′′S 72°31′38′′W / 46.62207°S 72.527198°W / -46.62207; -72.527198 |
| Adjacent to | General Carrera Lake |
| Administration | |
| Region | Aisén |
| Province | General Carrera |
| Commune | Chile Chico |
| Additional information | |
| NGA UFI=-891502 | |
The Malvinas Islands are three round islands located south of Puerto Sánchez in the General Carrera Lake, Aisén Region of Chile. The largest is 3,170 square metres (0.78 acres) with around 200 metres (660 ft) of shoreline, and is positioned 55 metres (180 ft) from the mainland.
See also
[edit ]External links
[edit ]- Recopilación de Reglamentos, Contraloría General de la República de Chile, 1970
- Yoshihiko AKAGI, Landforms around the Lago General Carrera [permanent dead link ]
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