Isla del Rey (Spanish for ''King's Island'') is a
river island
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the largest island in
Los Ríos Region
The Los Ríos Region (Spanish: ''Región de Los Ríos'', , ''Region of the Rivers'') is one of Chile's 16 regions, the country's first-order administrative divisions. Its capital is Valdivia. It began to operate as a region on October 2, 2007 ...
of
Chile
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. It is located near the outflow of
Valdivia River
The Valdivia River or Río Valdivia, as it is known locally, is a major river in southern Chile. It is the continuation of the Calle-Calle River, from the point where it meets the Cau-Cau River in the city of Valdivia. The Valdivia river ends in ...
into
Corral Bay
Corral Bay is a bay in the mouth of the Valdivia River, southern Chile. Its main towns are Corral and Niebla. The mouth of the bay is between Juan Latorre point and Morro Gonzalo, with a width of 5.5 km. All the year the bay is transited b ...
. To the east, south and southwest the island is separated from the mainland by
Tornagaleones River.
To the north it is bounded by Valdivia River.
[ Next to it, to the east, lies Guacamayo Island.][ The island is described in ''Diccionario Geográfico de la República de Chile'' (1899) as "somewhat mountainous, high, with some forest and various streams that descend towards its margins".][
From the ]Spanish conquest
The Spanish Empire ( es, link=no, Imperio español), also known as the Hispanic Monarchy ( es, link=no, Monarquía Hispánica) or the Catholic Monarchy ( es, link=no, Monarquía Católica) was a colonial empire governed by Spain and its predece ...
in the mid-16th century up to the Spanish reoccupation in the mid-17th century it was known as ''isla de Diego Ramírez'' after a Spanish settler, thereafter it acquired its current name.[
]
See also
* Teja Island
Teja island (Spanish ''isla Teja'') is an island in the city of Valdivia, Chile, surrounded by three rivers: Cau-Cau river to the north, Cruces river to the west and Valdivia river to the southeast. Prior to the mid-19th century the island was kno ...
References
Islands of Los Ríos Region
River islands of Chile
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