Isla Guamblin National Park protects Guamblin Island, also called Socorro Island, off the Aysen Region coast of Chile, covering about 106 square kilometers of an island that has never had permanent inhabitants. The island was briefly used by the Chono people in the 13th and 14th centuries, sighted by Spanish navigators in 1557 to 1558, the site of a fatal 1725 Dutch expedition incident, and struck by a major 1973 oil spill from the tanker Napier of roughly 30,000 metric tons, and today it is protected as a national park and Important Bird Area under CONAF.
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Designation Category Established Year Area (sq km) Sources
1. Guamblin Island (Wikipedia)
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The island is designated as a National Park and is recognized as an Important Bird Area.
2. Wikidata: Isla Guamblin National Park
- Wikidata Q1702897, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Wikidata P2046 (area), preferred/latest rank
- Wikidata P31 (instance of) = Q46169
- Wikidata Q1702897 P571 inception
- Part Of: Chile, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)
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