Wellington Island
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Wellington Island is an island west of Southern Patagonian Ice Field
, Chile. It has an area of 5,556 km² and most of the island forms part of Bernardo O'Higgins National Park
. It is home to the last Kawésqar
people, living the village of Puerto Edén, the only inhabited place on the island.
Southern Patagonian Ice Field
The Southern Patagonian Ice Field , located at the Southern Patagonic Andes between Argentina and Chile, is the second largest contiguous extrapolar extent of ice in the world...
, Chile. It has an area of 5,556 km² and most of the island forms part of Bernardo O'Higgins National Park
Bernardo O'Higgins National Park
Bernardo O'Higgins National Park is the largest of the protected areas in Chile, covering an area of in both the Aisén and Magallanes and Antártica Chilena regions. The park is named after General Bernardo O'Higgins, first head of state of the Republic of Chile...
. It is home to the last Kawésqar
Alacaluf
The Alacaluf are a South American people living in Chile on the Strait of Magellan , Chile. Their traditional language is known as Kawésqar.- Economy :They were a nomadic sea-faring people until the twentieth century...
people, living the village of Puerto Edén, the only inhabited place on the island.