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BRIEF NOTES ON THE BIRDS OF SAN AMBROSIO AND SAN FELIX ISLANDS, CHILE
Author(s) -
Millie W. R.
Publication year - 1963
Publication title -
ibis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.933
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1474-919X
pISSN - 0019-1019
DOI - 10.1111/j.1474-919x.1963.tb01592.x
Subject(s) - outcrop , volcano , civilization , geography , archaeology , port (circuit theory) , situated , fish <actinopterygii> , geology , fishery , paleontology , biology , electrical engineering , engineering , artificial intelligence , computer science
San Ambrosio Island, together with San Felix 17 miles to the NNW, and the smaller González Islet form the San Felix Group situated on Lat. 26° 20'S and Long. 80° W. These islands, like all the others scattered off the Chilean coast, are outcrops of volcanic origin which emerge from depths as great as 10,000–14,000 feet below sea level. They lie 500 miles west of the port of Chañaral and about the same distance due north of Juan Fernandez (Robinson Crusoe) Island. As they lack fresh water and lie off the regular navigation routes, civilization has passed them by and, except for occasional visits by lobster fishermen, has left them uninhabited.