Calbuco Island

Calbuco Island (also Caicaén Island) is an island in the commune of Calbuco, Llanquihue Province, Los Lagos Region, Chile. The city of Calbuco is on the island. The island was separated from the mainland by Calbuco Channel, but a causeway was built in 1965 to connect the island to the continent.

Calbuco Island
Native name:
Isla Calbuco
See topography and toponym of the Region
Calbuco Island
Geography
Coordinates41.78014°S 73.13951°W / -41.78014; -73.13951
Adjacent bodies of waterReloncaví Sound, Pacific ocean
Administration
RegionLos Lagos
ProvinceLlanquihue
CommuneCalbuco
Additional information
NGA UFI -874659


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