Riesco Island

Riesco Island lies at west of the , . It is one of the largest islands in Chile, with an area of 5,110 square kilometres. Its highest point is Mount Atalaya at 1,830 metres.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island of Chile
  • Also known as: Isla Riesco

Riesco Island

Latitude
-53.05634° or 53° 3′ 23″ south
Longitude
-72.58434° or 72° 35′ 4″ west
Population
156
Elevation
246 metres (807 feet)
Open location code
37R9WCV8+F7
Geo­Names ID
3873312
Wiki­data ID
Q1510574
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Ukrainian—“Riesco Island” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: Riesko
  • Belarusian: Рыеска
  • Catalan: Illa de Riesco
  • Cebuano: Isla Riesco
  • Chinese: 列斯科岛
  • Chinese: 列斯科島
  • Dutch: Riesco-eiland
  • Egyptian Arabic: ريسكو ايسلاند
  • Egyptian Arabic: ريسكو
  • Finnish: Riesco
  • French: île Riesco
  • French: Île Riesco
  • Galician: Illa Riesco
  • Galician: Riesco
  • German: Riesco
  • Italian: isola Riesco
  • Italian: Isola Riesco
  • Japanese: リエスコ島
  • Lithuanian: Rieskas
  • Polish: Riesco
  • Portuguese: Ilha Riesco
  • Russian: Риеско
  • Spanish: Isla Riesco
  • Swedish: Isla Riesco
  • Ukrainian: Рієско

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