Mocha Island (Chile)

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Information for Authority record

Name (Hebrew)
מוצ'ה (אי) (צ'ילה)
Name (Latin)
Mocha Island (Chile)
Other forms of name
Isla Mocha (Chile)
Coordinates
-73.915 -73.915 -38.365 -38.365 (gooearth )
See Also From tracing topical name
Islands Chile
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q1635008
Library of congress: sh2003002261
Sources of Information
  • Work cat.: NUCMC data from New Bedford Whaling Museum, Kendall Institute for Attleboro (Bark). Logbook, 1880 Sept. 27-1883 Mar. 25(Mocha Island, Chile)
  • Lippincott(Mocha Island; ppl.; in the Pacific, 20 miles off coast of Arauco prov., Chile)
  • National Imagery and Mapping Agency, Geonames database, May 5, 2003(Mocha, Isla; Chile; island; 38⁰22ʹ00ʺS; 073⁰56ʹ00ʺW)

Wikipedia description:

Mocha Island (Spanish: Isla Mocha [ˈisla ˈmotʃa]) is a Chilean island located west of the coast of Arauco Province in the Pacific Ocean. The island is the location of numerous historic shipwrecks. In Mapuche mythology, the souls of dead people travel west to visit this island. The waters off the island are a popular place for recreational sea fishing.

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