| Enrique Simpson Baeza | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | 1835 |
| Died | May 17, 1901 |
| Place of birth | Valparaíso, Chile |
| Place of death | Valparaíso, Chile |
| Allegiance | Chile |
| Service/branch | Navy |
| Years of service | 1851 - 1898 |
| Rank | Counter admiral |
| Commands held |
Chacabuco Almirante Cochrane |
| Battles/wars | |
| Relations | Son of Robert Winthrop Simpson |
Enrique Simpson Baeza (Valparaíso, 1835–Valparaíso, May 17, 1901) was a Chilean Navy officer and explorer. Simpson mapped the archipelagoes and coast of Aysén Region onboard of the corvette Chacabuco in the 1870s.[1] Among his feats is the re-discovery of San Rafael Lake and the insight that Aisén Fjord provides the best access to the interior of Patagonia from the Pacific.[2]
Simpson River is named after him.
References[]
- ↑ Bello Maldonado, Álvaro (2017). "Exploración, conocimiento geográfico y nación: La “creación” de la Patagonia Occidental y Aysén a fines del siglo XIX". In Núñez, Andrés (in Spanish). Imaginarios geográficos, prácticas y discursos de frontera: Aisén-Patagonia desde el texto de la nación. GEOlibros. Impresión Gráfica LOM. pp. 61–86. ISBN 978-956-14-2064-9. http://repositorio.uchile.cl/bitstream/handle/2250/145418/Imaginarios_geogra%20ficos_pra%20cticas_y_discursos_de_frontera.pdf?sequence=1#page=62.
- ↑ Simpson, E. (1874). Esploraciones hechas por la Corbeta Chacabuco al mando del capitán de fragata don Enrique M. Simpson en los Archipiélagos de Guaitecas, Chonos i Taitao. Santiago. Imprenta Nacional.
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