San Javier Island (Spanish: Isla San Javier) is an island in the fjords and channels of southern Chile. The island lies immediately to the east of the Gulf of Penas and south of the Gulf of San Esteban. Administratively the island belong to the commune of Tortel in Aysén Region.

San Javier Island
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Geography
LocationPacific Ocean, on Chile's southern coast.
Coordinates47°04′53″S 74°22′00″W / 47.081403°S 74.366627°W / -47.081403; -74.366627
Administration
Chile
RegionAysén
ProvinceCapitán Prat
CommuneTortel
Demographics
Population0
Ethnic groupsChonos and Caucahue (formerly)
Map of the Isthmus of Ofqui area. In red a 20th-century canal project.

The Antonio de Vea expedition reached the island on December 25, 1675 calling it "Isla San Esteban".[1]

References

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  1. ^ de Vea, Antonio (1886). "Expedición de Antonio de Vea". Anuario Hidrográfico de la Marina de Chile (in Spanish). Valparaíso. p. 573.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)