Wellington Island is an island west of Southern Patagonian Ice Field, Chile. It has an area of 5,556 km2 and most of the island forms part of Bernardo O'Higgins National Park. It is home to the last Kawésqar people, living in the village of Puerto Edén, the only inhabited place on the island.
Climate
Puerto Edén has an extremely wet subpolar oceanic climate (Köppen Cfc) and is widely reputed to be the place in the world with the highest frequency of rainfall.[2]
| Climate data for Puerto Edén | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 14.7 (58.5) |
13.9 (57.0) |
12.4 (54.3) |
10.3 (50.5) |
7.5 (45.5) |
5.7 (42.3) |
5.5 (41.9) |
6.7 (44.1) |
8.1 (46.6) |
10.3 (50.5) |
12.3 (54.1) |
13.9 (57.0) |
10.1 (50.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 11.6 (52.9) |
10.8 (51.4) |
9.7 (49.5) |
7.4 (45.3) |
4.8 (40.6) |
3.3 (37.9) |
3.0 (37.4) |
3.9 (39.0) |
5.2 (41.4) |
6.5 (43.7) |
8.9 (48.0) |
10.8 (51.4) |
7.1 (44.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 8.4 (47.1) |
7.9 (46.2) |
6.8 (44.2) |
5.0 (41.0) |
3.0 (37.4) |
1.5 (34.7) |
0.8 (33.4) |
1.6 (34.9) |
2.7 (36.9) |
4.3 (39.7) |
6.0 (42.8) |
7.3 (45.1) |
4.6 (40.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 507.5 (19.98) |
523.1 (20.59) |
532.2 (20.95) |
525.2 (20.68) |
508.7 (20.03) |
482.8 (19.01) |
499.7 (19.67) |
419.2 (16.50) |
377.9 (14.88) |
447.2 (17.61) |
456.7 (17.98) |
464.8 (18.30) |
5,745 (226.18) |
| Source: Meteorología Interactiva[3] | |||||||||||||
See also
- Serrano Island, also named Little Wellington Island
References
- ^ "Wellington Island High Point - Peakbagger.com". www.peakbagger.com.
- ^ Lindenmayer, Clem; Trekking in the Patagonian Andes (Lonely Planet Walking Guide); pp. 17-31. ISBN 0-86442-477-9
- ^ "Información climatológica de estaciones chilenas" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on December 9, 2012. Retrieved September 6, 2012.
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