Mechuque
| Mechuque | ||
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| Waters | South pacific | |
| Archipelago | Chiloe archipelago | |
| Geographical location | 42 ° 18 ′ 10 ″ S , 73 ° 16 ′ 19 ″ W | |
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| length | 6.8 km | |
| width | 3.5 km | |
| surface | 18 km² | |
| Highest elevation | 133 m | |
| main place | Mechuque | |
Mechuque is a Chilean island of the Chauques archipelago in the larger Chiloé archipelago in the Región de los Lagos .
Mechuque is the westernmost island of the Chauques group, lies in the Gulf of Ancud in the northeast of Chiloé and administratively belongs to the Chilotic community of Quemchi . It is a 45-minute boat ride from Tenaún village in Dalcahue parish . Mechuque is densely forested, 133 m high at its highest point and has a village of the same name on its south coast, which arose during the establishment of a canning factory for seafood, especially salmon. Mechuque is of tourist interest because there are various pile dwellings (Spanish: palafitos ), a small historical museum and a lookout point.