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Lacuy Peninsula
The Lacuy Peninsula ( es, península de Lacuy), alternatively spelled with ''i'', is located in the northwestern corner of Chiloé Island. The peninsula lies a few kilometer west of Ancud but the isthmus An isthmus (; ; ) is a narrow piece of land connecting two larger areas across an expanse of water by which they are otherwise separated. A tombolo is an isthmus that consists of a spit or bar, and a strait is the sea counterpart of an isthmus ... that connects to the rest Chiloé Island lies more than 10 km west of Ancud. During colonial times, the peninsula hosted a Spanish fort system consisting of three batteries, one sentinel outpost, and one fort. The fort, named Fuerte de Agüi, was the site of the battle of Agüi in 1820. The geological Lacui Formation is named after the peninsula. References {{coord, 41.823167, S, 73.9981944, W, type:landmark_source:enwiki, display=title Chiloé Archipelago Peninsulas of Chile ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castillo De Agüi
Castillo (Spanish for " castle") may refer to: People * Castillo (surname) Places Geography Dominican Republic * Castillo, Dominican Republic, a town in Duarte Province, Dominican Republic Nicaragua * El Castillo (municipality), a municipality in the Río San Juan department * El Castillo (village), a village in the Río San Juan department * Montealegre del Castillo, a municipality in Albacete, Castile-La Mancha Spain * Castillo, Álava, a village in the Basque Country * Castillo-Albaráñez, a municipality in Cuenca, Castile-La Mancha * Castillo de Garcimuñoz, a municipality in Cuenca, Castile-La Mancha * Castillo-Nuevo, a town in Navarre Man-made structures * Castillo de Chapultepec, palace on Chapultepec Hill, located in the middle of Chapultepec Park in Mexico City * Castillo de Guzman, castle in Tarifa, Spain * Castillo de Jagua, fortress near Cienfuegos Bay, Cuba * Castillo de San Marcos, old Spanish fort in St. Augustine, Florida, USA * El Castillo, Chichen I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiloé Island
Chiloé Island ( es, Isla de Chiloé, , ) also known as Greater Island of Chiloé (''Isla Grande de Chiloé''), is the largest island of the Chiloé Archipelago off the west coast of Chile, in the Pacific Ocean. The island is located in southern Chile, in the Los Lagos Region. Of roughly rectangular shape, the southwestern half of the island is a wilderness of contiguous forests and swamps. Mountains in the island form a belt running from the northwestern to the southeastern corner of the island. Cordillera del Piuchén make up the northern mountains and the more subdued Cordillera de Pirulil gathers the southern mountains. The landscape of the northeastern sectors of Chiloé Island is dominated by rolling hills with a mosaic of pastures, forests and cultivated fields. While the western shores are rocky and relatively straight, the eastern and northern shores contain many inlets, bays and peninsulas, and it is here where all towns and cities lie. Geographically, the bulk of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ancud
Ancud () is a city in southern Chile located in the northernmost part of the island and province of Chiloé, in Los Lagos Region. It is the second largest city of Chiloé Archipelago after Castro. The city was established in 1768 to function as the capital of the archipelago and held that position until 1982. Founded as bulwark against foreign powers in colonial times, the city played an important role in the Chilean colonization of Patagonia in the 19th century. Geography Numerous glaciations have dredged the Chacao Channel to the north, separating Chiloé Island from mainland Chile to the north, marking the border between two natural regions of Chile, Zona Sur to the north and Zona Austral to the south. The Pacific Ocean lies on the west as the Chilean Coastal Range continues as a chain of islands. To the southeast of the commune is Quemchi and Dalcahue to the south. The commune has a surface area of . To the west are the coastal villages of Pumillahue and Quetalmahue, among oth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isthmus
An isthmus (; ; ) is a narrow piece of land connecting two larger areas across an expanse of water by which they are otherwise separated. A tombolo is an isthmus that consists of a spit or bar, and a strait is the sea counterpart of an isthmus. Isthmus vs land bridge vs peninsula ''Isthmus'' and ''land bridge'' are related terms, with isthmus having a broader meaning. A land bridge is an isthmus connecting Earth's major landmasses. The term ''land bridge'' is usually used in biogeology to describe land connections that used to exist between continents at various times and were important for migration of people and various species of animals and plants, e.g. Beringia and Doggerland. An isthmus is a land connection between two bigger landmasses, while a peninsula is rather a land protrusion which is connected to a bigger landmass on one side only and surrounded by water on all other sides. Technically, an isthmus can have canals running from coast to coast (e.g. the Panama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artillery Battery
In military organizations, an artillery battery is a unit or multiple systems of artillery, mortar systems, rocket artillery, multiple rocket launchers, surface-to-surface missiles, ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, etc., so grouped to facilitate better battlefield communication and command and control, as well as to provide dispersion for its constituent gunnery crews and their systems. The term is also used in a naval context to describe groups of guns on warships. Land usage Historically the term "battery" referred to a cluster of cannon in action as a group, either in a temporary field position during a battle or at the siege of a fortress or a city. Such batteries could be a mixture of cannon, howitzer, or mortar types. A siege could involve many batteries at different sites around the besieged place. The term also came to be used for a group of cannon in a fixed fortification, for coastal or frontier defence. During the 18th century "battery" began to be used as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agüi Fort
Agüi Fort ( es, Fuerte Agüi), also written as Agui or Ahui, and otherwise known as San Miguel de Agüi Castle), is a fortification located on the Lacuy peninsula, Chile. History The function of this fort was the defense of the city of Ancud, in which it protected the southern coast of the Chacao Channel. The fort was built between 1776 and 1779, according to the plans of the engineer of Spanish descent Miguel de Zorrilla. The fort also served to protect the ships that traveled between the island of Chiloe and Continental Chile. In 1818, the walls of the fort were reinforced using cancagua stone. The fort was besieged by the Chilean army in 1820 and 1824, during the Chilean independence process. The fort was taken by the patriot forces led by Alexander Cochrane in the 1826 campaign. In 1826, ownership of the fort was transferred to the Chilean Navy. The fort's infrastructure was affected after the 1960 Valdivia earthquake The 1960 Valdivia earthquake and tsunami ( es, link ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Agüi
The Battle of Agüi was fought at Fuerte de Agüi, near Ancud, Chiloé on February 18, 1820 between Chilean patriots and Spanish royalists, during the Chilean War of Independence. After the successful capture of Valdivia Lord Cochrane sought to occupy the Chiloé Archipelago which was the last stronghold of the Spanish in Chile. William Miller disembarked for this task but had to reembark after had been severely wounded in his leg and lost 20 men. The battle The battle was part of an effort to drive Spanish forces from the Chiloé archipelago, some of which were fortified in the San Miguel de Agüi Castle. When Commander Saturino García arrived at the castle to reinforce the Spanish army, he found that Chilean Major William Miller had already begun combat. The patriots felt the urgency of this arrival and a force of 60 men assaulted the fort but 38 men, including Miller, were disabled by shot from within. Assuming command, Captain Francisco Eréscano formed a new column, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Revista INVI
''Revista INVI'', until 2003 known as ''Boletín INVI'', is an academic journal published by the Instituto de la Vivienda de la Facultad de Arquitectura y Urbanismo of the University of Chile. The subject of the journal is studies on urbanism, housing Housing, or more generally, living spaces, refers to the construction and assigned usage of houses or buildings individually or collectively, for the purpose of shelter. Housing ensures that members of society have a place to live, whether i ... and territorial use. External links * Urban studies and planning journals Urban planning in Chile University of Chile academic journals Publications established in 1986 Multilingual journals 1986 establishments in Chile Open access journals Triannual journals {{Planning-journal-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lacui Formation
Lacui Formation ( es, Formación Lacui) is a marine Miocene sedimentary formation located in Chiloé Island with minor outcrops near Carelmapu on the mainland. Gastropod shells are the most common macrofossils of Lacui Formation. According to Sernageomin (1998) the formation dates to the earliest Serravallian — that is the Middle Miocene. South of Lacui Formation there are equivalent sedimentary rocks in the islands of Ipún, Lemo LEMO is an electronic and fiber optic connector manufacturer, based in Écublens, Switzerland. It is known for producing the push-pull connectors. LEMO connectors are used in medical, industrial, audio/visual, telecommunications, military, sc ... and Stoke. See also * Lacuy Peninsula * Navidad Formation * Santo Domingo Formation References {{Geology of Chile Geologic formations of Chile Neogene Chile Serravallian Miocene Series of South America Laventan Chiloé Archipelago Geology of Los Lagos Region ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiloé Archipelago
The Chiloé Archipelago ( es, Archipiélago de Chiloé, , ) is a group of islands lying off the coast of Chile, in the Los Lagos Region. It is separated from mainland Chile by the Chacao Channel in the north, the Sea of Chiloé in the east and the Gulf of Corcovado in the southeast. All islands except the Desertores Islands form Chiloé Province. The main island is Chiloé Island. Of roughly rectangular shape, the southwestern half of this island is a wilderness of contiguous forests, wetlands and, in some places, mountains. The landscape of the northeastern sectors of Chiloé Island and the islands to the east is dominated by rolling hills, with a mosaic of pastures, forests and cultivated fields. The archipelago is known within Chile for its distinctive folklore, mythology, potatoes, cuisine and unique architecture. The culture of Chiloé is the result of mixing of Huilliche, Spanish and Chono influences in centuries of isolation without much contact with the rest of Chile o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
