Place:Mocha Island, Lebu, Arauco, Bío-Bío, Chile

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NameMocha Island
TypeIsland
Coordinates38.366667°S 73.9°W
Located inLebu, Arauco, Bío-Bío, Chile


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Mocha Island is a small Chilean island located west of the coast of Arauco Province in the Pacific Ocean. The island is approximately in area, with a small chain of mountains running roughly in north-south direction. In Mapuche mythology, the souls of dead people travel west to visit this island. The island today is home to the Mocha Island National Reserve, a nature reserve that covers approximately 45% of the island's surface. The island is noted as the location of numerous historic shipwrecks. The waters off the island are a popular place for recreational sea fishing.

The Pacific degu (Octodon pacificus), also known as the Mocha Island degu, a species of rodent in the family Octodontidae, is endemic to Mocha Island.

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