Chiloé Island
Chiloé Island (Spanish: Isla de Chiloé), also known as Greater Island of Chiloé (Isla Grande de Chiloé), is the largest island of the Chiloé Archipelago off the Chilean coast with the Pacific Ocean. The island is located in southern side of Chile, in the Los Lagos Region.
Location of Greater Island of Chiloé.
Additionally, it has a very special architecture and local culture. As example, the Churches of Chiloé are part of the World Heritage Sites.[1]
It is the second largest island of Chile, after Tierra del Fuego, which is shared with Argentina.
Related pages
References
- Churches of Chiloé at Unesco World Heritage Site whc.unesco.org Retrieved in September 24, 2016.
Other websites
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- Description about Chiloé churches with pictures Archived 2007-04-29 at the Wayback Machine
- Images of Chiloé
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