Native name: Islotes Evangelistas | |
|---|---|
 Photo of the islets by George Henry Slight, the arrow indicating the site of the lighthouse | |
  Evangelistas Islets | |
| Geography | |
| Coordinates | 52°23′10″S 75°05′12″W / 52.386025°S 75.086615°W |
| Adjacent to | Pacific Ocean |
| Total islands | 4 |
| Administration | |
| Region | Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena |
| Province | Última Esperanza |
| Commune | Puerto Natales |
| Additional information | |
| NGA UFI=-882479 | |
The Evangelistas Islets (Spanish: Islotes Evangelistas) are a group of four small, rocky islands lying on the Chilean continental shelf, some 30 km north-west of the western entrance to the Strait of Magellan, in the south-eastern Pacific Ocean, facing the full force of the "Furious Fifties". They come under the jurisdiction of the Chilean Navy which operates the Chilean Maritime Signalling Service and has maintained a presence there since the establishment of the Evangelistas Lighthouse in 1896 by Scottish engineer George Henry Slight.[1][2]
On February 17, 1676, sixteen men of Pascual de Iriate's expedition were lost at Evangelistas Islets while attempting to install a bronze plaque indicating the areas ownership by the King of Spain.[3]
- ^ Rowlett, Russ (2012-09-20). "Lighthouses of Southern Chile". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2013-01-06.
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