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Angamos Avenue
Angamos may refer to: * , a peninsula near Mejillones, Chile * Battle of Angamos, a decisive naval battle during the War of the Pacific, fought off Punta Angamos * Angamos Hill in the South Shetland Islands * Angamos Island in South Chile * Angamos, Requena, capital of Yaquerana District Yaquerana District is one of eleven districts of the province Requena in Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática The Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) ("National Institute of Statistics and Informatics" ..., Peru * Transporter ''Angamos'' (1890), a ship of the Chilean Navy, sunk in 1928 * BAP ''Angamos'' (SS-31), a submarine of the Peruvian Navy {{Disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mejillones
Mejillones is a Chilean port city and commune in Antofagasta Province in the Antofagasta Region. Its name is the plural form of the Spanish meaning "mussel", referring to a particularly abundant species and preferred staple food of its indigenous inhabitants. It is situated in the northern side of the Mejillones Peninsula, 60 km north of the city of Antofagasta. To the west, in the northern part of peninsula, is , the site of the Naval battle of Angamos, naval combat of the same name, fought during the War of the Pacific (1879-1883). Mejillones is surrounded by the waters of the Pacific Ocean to the west and by the most arid desert in the world to the east, the Atacama desert, Atacama. It also marks the country's widest point (362 km) along a Parallel (latitude), parallel. History The settlement of Mejillones dates back to the first communities of Chango people who inhabited the coastal area from 1825. Mejillones was included in maps of the Captaincy General of Chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Angamos
The Battle of Angamos ( es, Combate de Angamos) was a naval encounter of the War of the Pacific fought between the navies of Chile and Perú at Punta Angamos, on 8 October 1879. The battle was the culminating point of a naval campaign that lasted about five months in which the Chilean Navy had the sole mission of eliminating its Peruvian counterpart. In the struggle, two armored frigates, led by Commodore Galvarino Riveros Cárdenas and Navy Captain Juan José Latorre battered and later captured the Peruvian monitor ''Huáscar'', under Rear Admiral Miguel Grau Seminario. After the loss of the frigate ''Independencia'' at Punta Gruesa, Grau sought to challenge the outnumbering Chilean fleet adopting a harassing strategy, focused in inflicting as much damage as possible while avoiding a full scale engagement. As Grau evolved along the Pacific coast, he was chased by Admiral John Williams Rebolledo, who had been ordered to catch Grau no matter what. His failure cost him his commi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angamos Hill
Poisson Hill is a rounded ice-free hill rising to 80 m at the north extremity of Breznik Heights, Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica and surmounting the Chilean Antarctic base Arturo Prat to the west-southwest. ''Angamos Hill'' (55 m) is lying 370 m north-northeast of it and 850 m south-southeast of Ash Point. Poisson Hill was charted by the 1947 Chilean Antarctic Expedition and named after Sub-Lieutenant Maurice Poisson who signed the official act of inauguration of Arturo Prat Base in 1947, while Angamos Hill was named after that expedition's transport ship ''Angamos''. Location Poisson Hill is located at which is 1.08 km south by east of Ash Point, 740 m northwest of López Nunatak López Nunatak is a steep-sided granitic nunatak, high, forming the northern extremity of the Breznik Heights, Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica and overlooking Fuerza Aérea Glacier to the south-southwest, and Ash Poin ... and 700 m east-n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angamos Island
Angamos Island (Spanish: ''Isla Angamos'') is an island in the Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica Region, Chile located between Ladrillero, Machado Machado is a surname of Portuguese origin meaning the word "axe" or "hatchet" dating back to approximately 2nd century Europe. It is commonly found in Portugal, Spain, Brazil and Latin America, and India (Southern Tamil Nadu and Southern Kerala) ... and Hernán Gallego Channels. Islands of Magallanes Region {{MagallanesyAntártica-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yaquerana District
Yaquerana District is one of eleven districts of the province Requena in Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática The Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) ("National Institute of Statistics and Informatics") is a semi-autonomous Peruvian government agency which coordinates, compiles, and evaluates statistical information for the country .... Banco de Información Distrital'. Retrieved April 11, 2008. References Districts of the Requena Province Districts of the Loreto Region {{Loreto-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transporter Angamos (1890)
The ''Angamos'' was built in England for the "Fratelli Lavarello Fu G. B.", from Génova, under the name ''Citta de Venezia''. Later she was sold to William Ruys & Zonen, from Rotterdam and renamed ''Spartan'' In 1891, during the Chilean Civil War of 1891, she was sold to the Chilean government, renamed ''Angamos'', but she arrived to Valparaíso in 1892, after the end of the war and was operated by the CSAV. On 6 July 1928 she sailed bound for Talcahuano under Captain Ismael Suárez Maldonado as she sunk off Punta Morguillas , Lebu, Chile. 262 persons died, only 7 Persons could be rescued. It was the second biggest single-incident maritime losses of life in the history of Chile. See also *Chilean ship Cazador The Cazador was a steamboat built 1848 in France and bought 1851 by the Chilean Navy for the transport of military and cargo along the coast of Chile. On 30 January 1856, the ''Cazador'' sailed off Talcahuano bound for Valparaíso at 11:30 AM c ..., the biggest single-i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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