Desertores Islands

Native name: Islas Desertores
Desertores Islands, between Chiloé and Palena
Geography
Coordinates	42°42′03″S 73°01′15″W / 42.700779°S 73.020813°W / -42.700779; -73.020813
Adjacent to	Pacific Ocean
Major islands	Auten, Chuit, Chulin, Imerquiña, Nayahue, Talcan
Administration
Chile
Region	Los Lagos
Province	Palena
Commune	Chaitén
Additional information
NGA UFI -879525

Desertores Islands are a group of islands in the Sea of Chiloé, between Chiloé Island and the mainland of Chile. They are the easternmost islands of the Chiloé Archipelago. They are administered as part of the Chaitén commune, in the Palena Province, unlike the rest of the Archipelago, which forms Chiloé Province. Talcan, the biggest and easternmost of the Desertores Islands, is just six km from the mainland.

The six main islands are Auten, Chuit, Chulin, Imerquiña, Nayahue and Talcan. There are several smaller islands, including Silla del Diablo, which lies halfway between Chulin and the mainland.

v t e Chiloé Archipelago
Main islands	Butachauques Caucahue Chiloé Coldita Desertores1 Guafo Laitec Lemuy Quinchao San Pedro Tranqui
Water bodies	Gulf of Ancud Estero de Castro Caulín Bay Chacao Channel Sea of Chiloé Gulf of Corcovado Dalcahue Channel Caleta Zorra
Cities and towns	Ancud Castro Chacao Chonchi Curaco de Vélez Dalcahue Puqueldón Queilén Quellón Quemchi Quinchao
History	Colonial alerce logging and trade Governorate of Chiloé Intendancy of Chiloé Circular Mission 1643 Dutch attacks Antonio de Vea expedition Huilliche uprising of 1712 Caicumeo Battle of Agüi Battle of Mocopulli Chiloé railway Red tide crisis
Culture	Clothing Chilote cap Chilote poncho Architecture and art Churches of Chiloé Chilote School of Religious Imagery Colonial fortifications Palafito Cuisine Chapalele Chicha de manzana Curanto Licor de oro Lloco Murtado Mate Milcao Potatoes of Chiloé Mythology Basilisco Chilote Caballo marino chilote Coi Coi-Vilu Caleuche Camahueto Carbunco Imbunche Pincoy Pincoya Peuchen Sirena chilota Trauco Trentren Vilu
1: These islands are not part of Chiloé Province