Wellington Island
Native name: Isla Wellington | |
|---|---|
 Puerto Edén on Wellington Island in the foreground | |
  Wellington | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Pacific Ocean |
| Coordinates | 49°20′S 74°40′W / 49.333°S 74.667°W |
| Archipelago | Wellington Archipelago |
| Area | 5,555.7 km2 (2,145.1 sq mi) |
| Coastline | 1,596.8 km (992.21 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 1,463 m (4800 ft) |
| Highest point | Unnamed[1] |
| Administration | |
| Region | Magallanes |
| Province | Última Esperanza Province |
| Commune | Puerto Natales |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 340 (2017) |
| Ethnic groups | Alacaluf |
| Additional information | |
| NGA UFI=-901551 | |
Wellington Island is an island west of Southern Patagonian Ice Field, Chile. It has an area of 5,556 km2 and most of the island forms part of Bernardo O'Higgins National Park. It is home to the last Kawésqar people, living in the village of Puerto Edén, the only inhabited place on the island.
Climate
[edit]Puerto Edén has an extremely wet subpolar oceanic climate (Köppen Cfc) and is widely reputed to be the place in the world with the highest frequency of rainfall.[2]
| Climate data for Puerto Edén | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 14.7 (58.5) |
13.9 (57.0) |
12.4 (54.3) |
10.3 (50.5) |
7.5 (45.5) |
5.7 (42.3) |
5.5 (41.9) |
6.7 (44.1) |
8.1 (46.6) |
10.3 (50.5) |
12.3 (54.1) |
13.9 (57.0) |
10.1 (50.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 11.6 (52.9) |
10.8 (51.4) |
9.7 (49.5) |
7.4 (45.3) |
4.8 (40.6) |
3.3 (37.9) |
3.0 (37.4) |
3.9 (39.0) |
5.2 (41.4) |
6.5 (43.7) |
8.9 (48.0) |
10.8 (51.4) |
7.1 (44.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 8.4 (47.1) |
7.9 (46.2) |
6.8 (44.2) |
5.0 (41.0) |
3.0 (37.4) |
1.5 (34.7) |
0.8 (33.4) |
1.6 (34.9) |
2.7 (36.9) |
4.3 (39.7) |
6.0 (42.8) |
7.3 (45.1) |
4.6 (40.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 507.5 (19.98) |
523.1 (20.59) |
532.2 (20.95) |
525.2 (20.68) |
508.7 (20.03) |
482.8 (19.01) |
499.7 (19.67) |
419.2 (16.50) |
377.9 (14.88) |
447.2 (17.61) |
456.7 (17.98) |
464.8 (18.30) |
5,745 (226.18) |
| Source: Meteorología Interactiva[3] | |||||||||||||
See also
[edit]- Serrano Island, also named Little Wellington Island
References
[edit]- ^ "Wellington Island High Point - Peakbagger.com". www.peakbagger.com.
- ^ Lindenmayer, Clem; Trekking in the Patagonian Andes (Lonely Planet Walking Guide); pp. 17-31. ISBN 0-86442-477-9
- ^ "Información climatológica de estaciones chilenas" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on December 9, 2012. Retrieved September 6, 2012.
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