Guafo Island
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| Native name: Isla Guafo | |
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 Guafo Island lighthouse | |
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| Geography | |
| Coordinates | 43°35′35″S 74°42′49″W / 43.593029°S 74.713481°WCoordinates: 43°35′35″S 74°42′49″W / 43.593029°S 74.713481°W |
| Adjacent bodies of water | Pacific ocean |
| Area | 300 km2 (120 sq mi) |
| Country | |
| Region | Los Lagos |
| Province | Chiloé Province |
| Commune | Quellón |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 4 |
| Additional information | |
| NGA UFI= -883559 | |
Guafo Island is an island located southwest of Chiloé Island and northwest of Chonos Archipelago, Chile. This island has some 260 square kilometres (26,000 ha) of timber estimated in 2000 to be worth $21 million USD. There are many hills, valleys and streams on the island. The ocean currents have a way of depositing an abundance of fish in this area which makes it a fisherman's paradise. The prevailing west winds and the location make this a rainy, stormy place.
Lighthouse
The lighthouse was built 1907 by[1] George Slight and its rotating 4-man crews who serve 4 months on station is the only permanent population in the island. The lighthouse itself is only 8 meters tall, but the light is shown a whopping 144 meters above the sea.
Climate
| Climate data for Guafo Island | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 15.1 (59.2) |
15.3 (59.5) |
14.9 (58.8) |
13.4 (56.1) |
12.1 (53.8) |
10.8 (51.4) |
10.3 (50.5) |
10.2 (50.4) |
10.3 (50.5) |
10.7 (51.3) |
11.8 (53.2) |
13.1 (55.6) |
12.3 (54.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.5 (54.5) |
12.6 (54.7) |
12.0 (53.6) |
10.8 (51.4) |
9.4 (48.9) |
8.2 (46.8) |
7.5 (45.5) |
7.3 (45.1) |
7.4 (45.3) |
8.3 (46.9) |
9.5 (49.1) |
11.0 (51.8) |
9.7 (49.5) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 9.6 (49.3) |
9.4 (48.9) |
8.8 (47.8) |
7.3 (45.1) |
6.3 (43.3) |
5.4 (41.7) |
4.7 (40.5) |
4.6 (40.3) |
4.5 (40.1) |
5.4 (41.7) |
6.6 (43.9) |
8.0 (46.4) |
6.7 (44.1) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 88.0 (3.465) |
88.9 (3.5) |
115.0 (4.528) |
147.0 (5.787) |
211.7 (8.335) |
193.7 (7.626) |
189.2 (7.449) |
189.4 (7.457) |
137.2 (5.402) |
104.0 (4.094) |
102.5 (4.035) |
102.5 (4.035) |
1,669.1 (65.713) |
| Source: Meteorología Interactiva[2] | |||||||||||||
References
- ↑ Russ Rowlett, Lighthouses of Southern Chile, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- ↑ "Información climatológica de estaciones chilenas-Chile Sur" (in Spanish). Retrieved September 6, 2012.
External links
- Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Southern Chile". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- Faro Isla Guafo, Chile
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