Wellington Island

For the island in India, see Willingdon Island.
Wellington
Native name:
Isla Wellington
Puerto Edén on Wellington Island in the foreground
Wellington is located in Chile
Wellington
Wellington
Geography
LocationPacific Ocean
Coordinates49°20′S 74°40′W / 49.333°S 74.667°W / -49.333; -74.667
ArchipelagoWellington Archipelago
Area5,555.7 km2 (2,145.1 sq mi)
Coastline1,596.8 km (992.21 mi)
Highest elevation1,463 m (4800 ft)
Highest pointUnnamed[1]
Administration
RegionMagallanes
ProvinceÚltima Esperanza Province
CommunePuerto Natales
Demographics
Population340 (2017)
Ethnic groupsAlacaluf
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

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

References

  1. ^ "Wellington Island High Point - Peakbagger.com". www.peakbagger.com.
  2. ^ Lindenmayer, Clem; Trekking in the Patagonian Andes (Lonely Planet Walking Guide); pp. 17-31. ISBN 0-86442-477-9
  3. ^ "Información climatológica de estaciones chilenas" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on December 9, 2012. Retrieved September 6, 2012.
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