Abtao Island

Abtao Island
Native name:
Huapi Abtao
Abtao Island, lower left
Map
Geography
Coordinates41°49′1″S 73°19′27″W / 41.81694°S 73.32417°W / -41.81694; -73.32417
Adjacent toReloncaví Sound, Chacao Channel
Length5.2 km (3.23 mi)[1]
Width.8 km (0.5 mi)[1]
Administration
RegionLos Lagos
ProvinceLlanquihue
CommuneCalbuco
Additional information
NGA UFI -871157

Abtao Island[2] (Isla de Abtao) is part of the Chiloé Archipelago, Chile.[3][4]

During the Chincha Islands War, the Battle of Abtao took place near the island on 7 February 1866.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Cordovez was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Abtao Island GeoNames
  3. ^ "Abtao". Diccionario Geográfico de la República de Chile (in Spanish). 1899. p. 3.
  4. ^ Cárdenas Alvarez, Renato (1997). "Abtao". El libro de los lugares de Chiloé (in Spanish). Castro, Chile: Orígenes. p. 10. ISBN 978-956-7643-02-8.