Diego de Almagro Island (Spanish: ''Isla Diego de Almagro''), formerly known as ''Cambridge Island'', is an island in the

Magallanes Region The Magallanes Region (), officially the Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena Region ( es, Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena), is one of Chile's 16 first order administrative divisions. It is the southernmost, largest, and second lea ...

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. It is located South-West of

Hanover Island Hanover Island (Spanish: ''Isla Hanover'') is an island in the Magallanes Region. It is separated from the Chatham Island by the Esteban Channel, Guías Narrows and Inocentes Channel. Literature In popular fiction, a fictionalized version of ...

. It is named after

Diego de Almagro Diego de Almagro (; – July 8, 1538), also known as El Adelantado and El Viejo, was a Spanish conquistador known for his exploits in western South America. He participated with Francisco Pizarro in the Spanish conquest of Peru. While sub ...

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Caves network discovered under island off Chile

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