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Enrique Simpson

Chilean admiral

Enrique Simpson Baeza (1835, Valparaíso, Chile – 17 May 1901, Valparaíso, Chilean) was a Chilean naval officer and explorer. Simpson mapped the archipelagoes and coast of Aysén Region aboard of the corvette Chacabuco in the 1870s.

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Enrique Simpson Baeza (1835, Valparaíso, Chile – 17 May 1901, Valparaíso, Chilean) was a Chilean naval officer and explorer. Simpson mapped the archipelagoes and coast of Aysén Region aboard of the corvette Chacabuco in the 1870s. Among his major achievements is the re-discovery of San Rafael Lake and the realization that Aisén Fjord provides the best access to the interior of Patagonia from the Pacific. Simpson River is named after him.

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