Town San Juan Bautista, Robinson Crusoe, Cumberland Bay

A fisherman with 2 Lobsters

Robinson Crusoe Island, located in the Juan Fernández archipelago, which is situated in the middle of the South Pacific Ocean, 674 kilometres from the South American continent. The archipelago is made up of three islands, Robinson Crusoe, Alejandro Selkirk and the small Santa Clara. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 1024 KB) Chile, Archipielago Juan Fernandez, vista desde una montaña hacia Robinson Crusoe. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 1024 KB) Chile, Archipielago Juan Fernandez, vista desde una montaña hacia Robinson Crusoe. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 1099 KB) Chile, Archipielago Juan Fernandez, un pescador con 2 Langostas. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 1099 KB) Chile, Archipielago Juan Fernandez, un pescador con 2 Langostas. ... The town of San Juan Bautista in Cumberland Bay, Robinson Crusoe Island Map of Isla Más Afuera / Selkirk Map of Isla Más a Tierra / Crusoe Orthographic projection centred over Juan Fernandez The Juan Fernández Islands is a sparsely inhabited island group in the South Pacific Ocean, situated... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... An archipelago is a landform which consists of a chain or cluster of islands. ...

It was here that the sailor Alexander Selkirk (Robinson Crusoe) was marooned in 1705 and lived in absolute solitude for four years and four months. The sailor inspired Daniel Defoe to write the classic novel, Robinson Crusoe. To reflect the literary lore associated with the island, the Chilean government named the location Robinson Crusoe Island in 1966. Alexander Selkirk, born Alexander Selcraig, (1676–December 13, 1721) was a sailor who spent 4 years as a castaway on an uninhabited island; he is supposed to be the prototype of Defoes Robinson Crusoe. ... Robinson Crusoe is a novel by Daniel Defoe, first published in 1719 and sometimes regarded as the first novel in English. ... Daniel Defoe Daniel Defoe (1660 â€“ April 24, 1731) was an English spy, writer and journalist, who first gained fame for his novel Robinson Crusoe. ...

Since 1977, these islands, World Biosphere Reserves, have been considered of maximum scientific importance because of the endemic species of flora and fauna (101 of the 146 native species of plants are endemic). The red hummingbird is most famous for its needle-fine black beak and silken feather coverage. A Biosphere Reserve is an international conservation designation for reserves designated by UNESCO under the MaB (Man and the Biosphere) Programme. ... Flora may refer to: Flora (plants), a collective term for plant life; as distinct from Fauna (animals) Flora (goddess), a goddess in Roman mythology 8 Flora, an asteroid A brand of margarine made by Unilever. ... Fauna is a collective term for animal life, as distinct from Flora (plant life) Fauna is an ancient Roman goddess. ... Endemic, in a broad sense, can mean belonging or native to, characteristic of, or prevalent in a particular geography, race, field, area, or environment; Native to an area or scope. ... Genera Many, see text. ...

Only Robinson Crusoe is populated with 500-600 inhabitants living in the village of San Juan Bautista. Although the community maintains a rustic serenity dependent on the lobster trade, residents employ a few vehicles, a satellite internet connection, and many television sets. Tourists, still numbering in the hundreds per year, are visiting more. Subfamilies and Genera Neophoberinae Acanthacaris Thymopinae Nephropsis Nephropides Thymops Thymopsis Nephropinae Homarus Nephrops Homarinus Metanephrops Eunephrops Thymopides Clawed lobsters comprise a family (Nephropidae, sometimes also Homaridae) of large marine crustaceans. ... Satellite internet services are used in locations where terrestrial Internet access is not available and in locations which move frequently. ...

Treasure

According to legend, Spanish navigator Juan Esteban Ubillo y Echeverria stashed a fortune on the island in 1715. It was then found by a British sailor, Cornelius Webb, and taken to another area of the island to be reburied. // Events September 1 - King Louis XIV of France dies after a reign of 72 years, leaving the throne of his exhausted and indebted country to his great-grandson Louis XV. Regent for the new, five years old monarch is Philippe dOrléans, nephew of Louis XIV. September - First of...

Legend has it the booty, weighing 800 tonnes, includes two papal rings and a storied jewel known as the "Rose of the Winds".

On 28 September 2005 [1] Chilean security firm Wagner announced that its ground-scanning robot Arturito had located the pirate hideaway. September 28 is the 271st day of the year (272nd in leap years). ... 2005(MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Arturito is a Chilean robot (or possibly a mobile sensing platform) that can analyze the composition of the ground remotely, to depths of up to 50 meters. ...

References

• Selcraig, B. (July 2005). "The Real Robinson Crusoe". Smithsonian, p.82-90.