Juan Guillermos Island
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Juan Guillermos Island is a Chile
an island in the Patagonian Archipelago in Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region. It has an area of 393 km². It is named after Irish
Captain John Williams Wilson
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Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
an island in the Patagonian Archipelago in Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region. It has an area of 393 km². It is named after Irish
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
Captain John Williams Wilson
John Williams Wilson
John Williams Wilson was an English sailor born in Bristol to a family with a long seafaring tradition. After acquiring his first sailing experience with his father, he traveled to South America, entering the Chilean Navy in 1824 and rising to the rank of lieutenant.Having participated in early...
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