Chiloé Island
Island in Chile
Chiloé Island, the main island in the archipelago of the same name, is in southern Chile. It’s home to pastoral landscapes and known for its iconic wooden churches built by Jesuit missionaries in the 17th and 18th centuries, such as the Church of...
Island group: Archipelagoes of Patagonia
Area: 3,241 mi²
Max length: 111.8 mi
Largest settlement: Castro (pop. 39,366)
Location: Pacific Ocean
Pop. density: 18.44/km2 (47.76/sq mi)
Population: 154,775 (2002)