National ParkBiosphere Reserve

Juan Fernández Archipelago

Pacific (Valparaíso)Designated in 193593 km²

The island that inspired Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe, after the real-life marooning of the Scottish sailor Alexander Selkirk there in 1704

Area

93 km²

Protection category

IUCN II

Parque nacional —

Designated in

1935

Highlight

The island that inspired Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe, after the real shipwreck of the Scottish sailor Alexander Selkirk in 1704

Declared in 1935 and a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve since 1977, the Juan Fernández archipelago — and in particular its main island, officially renamed Robinson Crusoe in 1966 for tourism — is celebrated for having inspired Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe (1719), loosely based on the real marooning of the Scottish sailor Alexander Selkirk, who survived alone on the island for more than four years between 1704 and 1709 after falling out with his captain.

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1 dive site within 300 km is also shown.