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Wikipedia: The Juan Fernández Islands are a sparsely inhabited island group reliant on tourism and fishing in the South Pacific Ocean, situated about 667 km (360 nmi; 414 mi) off the coast of Chile, and is composed of several volcanic islands: Robinson Crusoe, (also known as Isla Más a Tierra), located closest to the mainland of continental South America, and its surrounding islets: Juananga, (Islote Juananga) Santa Clara (Isla Santa Clara), an islet located 1 km (1 mi) southwest of Robinson Crusoe Alejandro Selkirk Island (also known as Isla Más Afuera), 181 km (112 mi) further west. The islands are mainly known for having been the home to the sailor Alexander Selkirk for four years, which may have inspired the novel Robinson Crusoe. The islands have an area of 181 km (70 sq mi), of which 93 km (36 sq mi) are taken up by Robinson Crusoe (together with Santa Clara), and 33 km (13 sq mi) by Alexander Selkirk.
![[The town of San Juan Bautista in Cumberland Bay, Robinson Crusoe Island]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Bahia_cumberland_s.jpg "The town of San Juan Bautista in Cumberland Bay, Robinson Crusoe Island")
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![[Landsat 7 image of clouds at the Juan Fernandez Islands shows a unique pattern of turbulences called a "von Kármán...]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Vortex_street_1_90deg_s.jpg "Landsat 7 image of clouds at the Juan Fernandez Islands shows a unique pattern of turbulences called a \"von Kármán...")
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![[The town of San Juan Bautista in Cumberland Bay, Robinson Crusoe Island]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Archpielago_Juan_Fernandez_28Vista_hacia_Robinson_Crusoe_29_s.jpg "The town of San Juan Bautista in Cumberland Bay, Robinson Crusoe Island")
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![[The Dresden before sinking into Juan Fernández]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/SMS_Dresden_before_scuttling_s.jpg "The Dresden before sinking into Juan Fernández")
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![[Map of Isla Más Afuera / Selkirk]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Isla_mas_Afuera_Juan_Fernandez_28Chili_29_s.jpg "Map of Isla Más Afuera / Selkirk")
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![[Juan Fernández]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Isla_Juan_Fernandez_28vista_hacia_Robinson_Crusoe_desde_Monta_C3_B1a_29_s.jpg "Juan Fernández")
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