La Viuda Island
La Viuda Island, also known as Los Chimús Island, is an island of Peru. The island received its name "The Widow" after the frigate Mercedes sank off the island's shores in 1852, drowning 1,200, including the boat captain, whose wife survived the tragedy.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Peru
- Also known as: “Isla los Chimu”, “Isla Los Chimus”, “Los Chimús”, and “Los Chimús Island”
La Viuda Island
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: Ancash, Peru, South America
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Latitude
-9.34867° or 9° 20′ 55″ southLongitude
-78.46533° or 78° 27′ 55″ westElevation
49 metres (161 feet)Open location code
6723MG2M+GVOpenStreetMap ID
node 1728577753OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Spanish—“La Viuda Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Isla Los Chimús”
- Dutch: “La Viuda Island”
- Lithuanian: “La Viuda”
- Quechua: “Jitpa”
- Quechua: “La Viuda”
- Spanish: “Isla La Viuda”
- Spanish: “Isla Los Chimús”
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