Chincha Islands
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The Chincha Islands (
Geography
The largest of the islands, Isla Chincha Norte, is 1.3 kilometres (0.8 mi) long and up to 1.0 kilometre (0.6 mi) wide, and rises to a height of 34 metres (112 ft). Isla Chincha Centro is almost the same size as its neighbour to the north, while Isla Chincha Sur is half the size of its neighbours. The islands are mostly granite, and bordered with cliffs on all sides, upon which great numbers of seabirds nest.[1]
History
The Chincha islands were once the residence of the
The islands were featured in a 1854 book by American author George Washington Peck titled Melbourne, and the Chincha Islands: With Sketches of Lima, and a Voyage Round the World. The book chronicled Peck's time spent in the Australian city of Melbourne, as well as the Chincha Islands.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 6 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 231.
- ^ Peck, George Washington (1854). Melbourne, and the Chincha Islands: With Sketches of Lima, and a Voyage Round the World. C. Scribner. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
External links
- Islas Chincha (1865 map)
- Islas Chincha (in Spanish)
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