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Melinka is a Chilean town in Aysén Province, Aysén Region. It is located on Ascención Island and is the administrative center of the commune of Guaitecas since 1979.

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Chile
Located in
Guaitecas
Population
1329
Area
0.98
Capital of
Guaitecas
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Melinka is a Chilean town in Aysén Province, Aysén Region. It is located on Ascención Island and is the administrative center of the commune of Guaitecas since 1979.

The town is on a small peninsula off the main island, and shelters a small harbor. The island is in the Guaitecas Archipelago, at the southern end of the Gulf of Corcovado. Melinka is served by Melinka Airport and is connected by gravel road to the hamlets of Repollal.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Melinka” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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