 Map of Chilean Patagonia (latitudes 47°S to 49°S). Wager Island forms the northwestern terminus of the Messier Channel, while the Larenas Peninsula forms the northeastern terminus. | |
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  Wager Island Location of Wager Island in Chile | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Capitán Prat Province, Aysén Region, Chile |
| Coordinates | 47°43′27″S 74°57′37″W / 47.72417°S 74.96028°W |
| Archipelago | Guayaneco Archipelago |
| Area | 105 km2 (41 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 586 m (1923 ft) |
| Highest point | Monte Wager[1] |
| Administration | |
Wager Island (Spanish: Isla Wager) is an uninhabited island in Guayaneco Archipelago, a remote part of western Patagonia. Located 1,600 kilometres (990 miles) south of Santiago, the island is part of Capitán Prat Province of the Aysén Region, Chile. The island was the location of the Wager Mutiny, which took place in October 1741 after the wreck of the British warship HMS Wager.[2]
- ^ "Monte Wager". GeoNames geographical database. Wollerau, Switzerland. 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ Layman 2015, pp. 82–90.