Wager Island (Spanish: Isla Wager) is an uninhabited island in Guayaneco Archipelago, a remote part of western Patagonia. Located 1,600 kilometres (990 miles) south of Santiago, the island …

Apr 16, 2023 · So Grann flew to Chile, chartered a 52-foot vessel, and ventured to what is now known as Wager Island himself. Grann and his crew endured the moody waters over a ten-day …

The Wager Mutiny took place in 1741, after the British warship HMS Wager was wrecked on a desolate island off the south coast of present-day Chile. Wager was part of a naval squadron …

Mar 9, 2024 · In 1741, the British warship HMS Wager wrecked upon an island off the coast of Chile, leading the crew to descend into mutiny, murder, and even cannibalism.

Mar 3, 2006 · In May 1741, the 28-gun HMS Wager struck rocks not far from a remote island in Chilean Patagonia, now named Isla Wager. The Scientific Exploration Society is currently …

Nov 3, 2024 · Wager Island (Spanish: Isla Wager) is an uninhabited island in Guayaneco Archipelago, a remote part of western Patagonia. Located 1,600 kilometres (990 miles) south …

Jul 14, 2023 · The British Admiralty purchased the HMS Wager, a 30-gun trading ship, to attack Spanish interests in the Pacific. The result was one of the most catastrophic mutiny attempts …

Apr 18, 2023 · In the mid-18th century, a squadron of British warships made the journey through the passage in the worst weather imaginable, suffering terrible damage to their ships. One …

Apr 8, 2021 · One of the squadron, HMS Wager, was driven by vicious hurricane-force winds onto an uninhabited island, now called Wager Island, off a desolate coast. Many of the sick were …

The Guayaneco Archipelago (Spanish: Archipiélago Guayaneco) is an archipelago in southern Chile. It consists of 2 main islands, Wager Island (to the east), es:Isla Byron (to the west), and …