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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Island
- Description: island in Chile
- Also known as: “Isla Quinchao”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of Santa María de Loreto and Tolquién Airport.
Church of Santa María de Loreto
Church
The Church of Santa María de Loreto de Achao is a Roman Catholic church located in Quinchao Island's largest town, Achao. Often referred to as the Church of Achao, is within the Diocese of Ancud, and was built around 1740 when Chiloé Archipelago was still a part of the Spanish Crown possessions.
Tolquién Airport
Aerodrome
Tolquién Airport is an airport serving Achao, a coastal town on Quinchao Island in the Los Lagos Region of Chile. The airport is on a bluff overlooking the Gulf of Ancud, 3.2 kilometres northwest of Achao.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Achao and Curaco de Vélez.
Achao
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Achao is the main town on the island of Quinchao, off the main Chiloé Island. It is a small quaint town on the sea.
Curaco de Vélez
Village
Photo: Manxuc, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Curaco de Vélez is a Chilean commune in Chiloé Archipelago which is part of Chiloé Province and Los Lagos Region. The commune is located in western Quinchao Island while the eastern part is administered by the commune of Quinchao. Curaco de Vélez is situated 8 km northwest of Quinchao Island.
Quinchao Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Los Lagos, Southern Chile, Chile, South America
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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 (ostrov)”
- Czech: “Quinchao”
- Dutch: “Quinchao Island”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كوينتشاو ايسلاند”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كوينتشاو”
- French: “Ile Quinchao”
- French: “île Quinchao”
- French: “Île Quinchao”
- Georgian: “კინჩაო”
- German: “Quinchao”
- Italian: “Quinchao”
- Lithuanian: “Kinčao”
- Mingrelian: “კინჩაო”
- Polish: “Quinchao”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Quinchao”
- Spanish: “Isla de Quinchao”
- Spanish: “Isla Quinchao”
- Swedish: “Isla Quinchao”
- Ukrainian: “Кінчао”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Tolquién and Coñab.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Faro Achao and Punta Tanecuche.
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