Jorge Montt Island ( es, Isla Jorge Montt) is an island in the
Patagonian Archipelago in
Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena Region,
Chile. It has an area of 537 km
2.
The island was named after Admiral
Jorge Montt
Jorge Montt Álvarez (; April 26, 1845 – October 8, 1922) was a vice admiral in the Chilean Navy and president of Chile from 1891 to 1896.L.S. Rowe, "Passing of a Great Figure in Chilean History." ''Bulletin Pan American Union'' 55 (1922): ...
,
President of Chile from 1891 until 1896.
External links
* United States Hydrographic Office
South America Pilot (1916)
Islands of Magallanes Region
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