Quinchao Island
Quinchao Island is an island in Chiloé Province, Chile, off the east coast of Chiloé Island. It includes the communes of Quinchao and Curaco de Vélez. Main towns are Achao and Curaco de Vélez.
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Chile
- Also known as: “Ile Quinchao”, “Isla de Quinchao”, and “Quinchao (ostrov)”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Church of Santa María de Loreto and Tolquién Airport.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Achao and Curaco de Vélez.
Curaco de Vélez
Village
Quinchao Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Los Lagos, Southern Chile, Chile, South America
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Latitude
-42.46913° or 42° 28′ 9″ south
Longitude
-73.51465° or 73° 30′ 53″ west
Population
7,980
Elevation
168 metres (551 feet)
Open location code
4798GFJP+84
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Ukrainian—“Quinchao Island” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Quinchao uhartea”
- Catalan: “isla Quinchao”
- Cebuano: “Isla Quinchao”
- Chinese: “金查奧島”
- Czech: “Quinchao”
- Dutch: “Quinchao Island”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كوينتشاو ايسلاند”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كوينتشاو”
- French: “île Quinchao”
- French: “Île Quinchao”
- Georgian: “კინჩაო”
- German: “Quinchao”
- Italian: “Quinchao”
- Lithuanian: “Kinčao”
- Mingrelian: “კინჩაო”
- Polish: “Quinchao”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Quinchao”
- Spanish: “Isla Quinchao”
- Swedish: “Isla Quinchao”
- Turkish: “Quinchao Adası”
- Ukrainian: “Кінчао”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Tolquién and Coñab.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Faro Achao and Punta Tanecuche.
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