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La Viuda Island

La Viuda Island
Isla La Viuda (Spanish)
La Viuda Island is located in Peru
La Viuda Island
La Viuda Island
Geography
LocationPacific Ocean
Coordinates9°20′55″S 78°27′56″W / 9.34861°S 78.46556°W
Administration
RegionAncash
Additional information
Time zone

La Viuda Island (The Widow Island), also known as Los Chimús Island, is an island of Peru.

The island received its name "The Widow" after the frigate Mercedes sank off the island's shores in 1852, drowning 1,200, including the boat captain, whose wife survived the tragedy.


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