Alejandro Selkirk Island
| Native name: Isla Alejandro Selkirk | |
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A map of Alejandro Selkirk Island
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| Geography | |
| Location | Pacific Ocean |
| Coordinates | 33°45′04″S 80°47′00″W / 33.75111°S 80.78333°W |
| Archipelago | Juan Fernández Islands |
| Area | 49.5 km2 (19.1 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 1,329 m (4,360 ft) |
| Highest point | Cerro de Los Inocentes |
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| Demographics | |
| Population | 57 |
Alejandro Selkirk Island (Spanish: Isla Alejandro Selkirk), previously known as Más Afuera (Farther Out (to Sea)) and renamed after the marooned sailor Alexander Selkirk, is the largest and most westerly island in the Juan Fernández Archipelago of the Valparaíso Region of Chile. It is situated 180 km (100 nmi; 110 mi) west of Robinson Crusoe Island in the southeastern Pacific Ocean.
The island measures 11 km (7 mi) north–south and 6 km (4 mi) east–west, and has an area of 49.5 km2 (19.1 sq mi). It is densely wooded and very mountainous and is marked by ridges and numerous deep ravines lead to a steep, rugged coast on the east side of the island off which are tremendous depths. The coastal cliffs are up to 1,000 m (3,281 ft) high. The south, west and north sides of the island have sandy strips of beach which extend 161 m (528 ft) offshore in places. The highest peak, Cerro de Los Innocentes, rises to 1,650 m (5,413 ft) in the southwest part of Alejandro Selkirk Island, where there is also a prominent rock with a hole through it.
Landing is possible near the center of the east shore at Quebrada Sánchez (Sánchez Ravine), and at the foot of Quebrada Las Casas (La Casas Ravine) 33°45′S 80°43′W / 33.750°S 80.717°W), where there is a boat slip and buildings of the former penal colony. Anchorage can be taken about 0.3 mi (483 m) east-northeast of Quebrada Sánchez (33°43′S 80°44′W / 33.717°S 80.733°W), in depths of 40.2 m (131.9 ft) to 49.4 m (162.1 ft). The ravine is recognized by a white patch on a hill near it. Anchorage can also be taken, in depths of 31.1 m (102 ft) to 50 m (164 ft), with sand bottom, off Rada de la Colonia.
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