Tranqui is an island of the

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 t ...

in southern

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. It has three sectors: San Jose, Tranqui Nepué and Sentinel, all with small

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s. A significant part of its

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still has not been touched by the subsistence agriculture which forms the bulk of the province's

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References

External links

GeographyResearch at Tranqui Island Rain Forest
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