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Chile / Chili / Cile / Chilli - flag - The Juan Fernandez archipelago gets it's name from a Portuguese seaman who worked for the Royal Spanish Crown. He discovered the islands in 1574 and they became a favorite haven for pirates and buccaneers after crossing Cape Horn or South America's tip at the Strait Magallanes. The islands are 667km from Valparaiso, Chile's main port and coastal city and consist of three islands: Robinson Crusoe Island, where you will find the only town with around 600 inhabitants (Cumberland Bay). Its rugged north side with cliffs are dominated by the central and massive mountains called el Yunque (the Anvil). Santa Clara island, uninhabited and the smallest of the archipelago is very close to Robinson Crusoe. It consists of magnificent dry-land and only rabbits live here. It has a peak called Johow mountain. The third island is called Alexander Selkirk. It is the most isolated with only 25 people living here who are all lobster-fishermen. The real Robinsons.... The highest peak is Los Inocentes mountain with imposing heights clearly reflecting its volcanic structure. It is surrounded by rocky beaches, cliffs and contains incredible flora. The islands were occupied by the French, the English, the Spaniards and later were declared by the Chileans who still own it today.y. images of the
Juan Fernandez islands
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Juan Fernandez islands - Robinson Crusoe island: fern leave - thyrsopteris elegans of dicksonia berteroana (photo by Willem Schipper) Robinson Crusoe island: dicksonia berteroana Juan Fernandez islands - Robinson Crusoe island: blossoming Sweet garlic - flower - ochagavia elegans (photo by Willem Schipper) Robinson Crusoe island: blossoming Sweet garlic - ochagavia elegans

Juan Fernandez islands - Robinson Crusoe island:  tree-on-tree (photo by Willem Schipper) Robinson Crusoe island:  tree-on-tree Juan Fernandez islands - Robinson Crusoe island: dendroseris pruinata (photo by Willem Schipper) Robinson Crusoe island: dendroseris pruinata
Juan Fernandez islands - gunnera bracteata (photo by Willem Schipper) Robinson Crusoe island: gunnera bracteata Juan Fernandez islands - Robinson Crusoe island: greigia berteroi (photo by Willem Schipper) Robinson Crusoe island: greigia berteroi
Juan Fernandez islands - Robinson Crusoe island: sophora fernandeziana - endemic legume - flowers - Fabaceae family (photo by Willem Schipper) Robinson Crusoe island: sophora fernandeziana - endemic legume - flowers - Fabaceae family Juan Fernandez islands - Robinson Crusoe island: yunquea tenzii (photo by Willem Schipper) Robinson Crusoe island: yunquea tenzii
Juan Fernandez islands - Robinson Crusoe island: newly discovered fern species from Cerro Agudo  (photo by Willem Schipper) Robinson Crusoe island: newly discovered fern species from Cerro Agudo Juan Fernandez islands - Robinson Crusoe island:  Canelo flower - Drimys confertifolia (photo by Willem Schipper) Robinson Crusoe island: Canelo flower - Drimys confertifolia
Juan Fernandez islands - Robinson Crusoe island: trunk  (photo by Willem Schipper) Robinson Crusoe island: trunk Juan Fernandez islands - Robinson Crusoe island: gunnera peltata - the flower - flower - the inflorescence is over 1 metre long - herbaceous flowering plant (photo by Willem Schipper) Robinson Crusoe island: Gunnera peltata -  flower - the inflorescence is over 1 metre long
Juan Fernandez islands - Robinson Crusoe island: in the forest (photo by Willem Schipper) Robinson Crusoe island: in the forest Juan Fernandez islands - Robinson Crusoe island: Juan Bueno - rhaphithamnus venustus - flowers - family Verbenaceae, Arrayán macho in the local vernacular - endemic shrub from the forest (photo by Willem Schipper) Robinson Crusoe island: Juan Bono -  rhaphithamnus venustus - flowers - family Verbenaceae
Juan Fernandez islands - Robinson Crusoe island: Dendroseris littoralis flower, the Juan Fernandez cabbage tree - a favourite of hummingbirds (photo by Willem Schipper) Robinson Crusoe island: Dendroseris littoralis flower, the Juan Fernandez cabbage tree - a favourite of hummingbirds Juan Fernandez islands - Robinson Crusoe island:  dendroseris littoralis - col de Juan Fernandez (photo by Willem Schipper) Robinson Crusoe island:  dendroseris littoralis - col de Juan Fernandez
Juan Fernandez islands - Robinson Crusoe island: eucalyptus (photo by Willem Schipper) Robinson Crusoe island: eucalyptus Juan Fernandez islands - Robinson Crusoe island: compositae - Erigeron fernandezianus - Margarita of Robinson Crusoe - flowers (photo by Willem Schipper) Robinson Crusoe island: Erigeron fernandezianus - Margarita of Robinson Crusoe - flowers
Juan Fernandez islands - Robinson Crusoe island: fern / varen (photo by Willem Schipper) Robinson Crusoe island: fern Juan Fernandez islands - Robinson Crusoe island: blechnum fern - blechnum cycadifolium unfolding (photo by Willem Schipper) Robinson Crusoe island: fern - blechnum cycadifolium unfolding
Juan Fernandez islands - Robinson Crusoe island: a robinsonia (photo by Willem Schipper) Robinson Crusoe island: a robinsonia Juan Fernandez islands - Robinson Crusoe island: Coprosma oliveri - luma (photo by Willem Schipper) Robinson Crusoe island: Coprosma oliveri - flowers - luma
Juan Fernandez islands - Robinson Crusoe island: blechnum cycadifolium (photo by Willem Schipper) Robinson Crusoe island: blechnum cycadifolium Juan Fernandez islands - Robinson Crusoe island: plant - dendroseris of robinsonia? (photo by Willem Schipper) Robinson Crusoe island: plant
Juan Fernandez islands - Robinson Crusoe island: chenopodium sanctaeclarae (photo by Willem Schipper) Robinson Crusoe island: chenopodium sanctaeclarae Juan Fernandez islands - Robinson Crusoe island: tree fern - dicksonia of thyrsopteris? (photo by Willem Schipper) Robinson Crusoe island: tree fern
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Chile. country occupying a coastal strip down the southern half of the west of South America - between the Andes and the Pacific Ocean. capital: Santiago
see also: Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Venezuela, Easter island, Bolivia, Spain, Antarctic, Americas
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