Ancud (English spelling)

Japanese: アンクド(英語表記)Ancud
Ancud (English spelling)
A port city on the north coast of Chiloe Island, off the west coast of southern Chile. Behind it lies the agricultural and forestry region, and as the commercial and industrial center of the region, it distributes potatoes, wheat, livestock, and timber, and mainly ships timber from the port. Founded in 1769, it was one of the last bases on the Spanish side during the War of Independence in the early 19th century, and is now a resort town. A ferry runs between the city and the mainland, separated by the narrow Chacao Strait, and there is a road leading to Puerto Montt. Population: 33,434 (1990 estimate).

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Japanese:
チリ南部西岸沖,チロエ島北岸にある港湾都市。背後に農林業地帯を控え,その商工業中心地としてジャガイモ,小麦,家畜,木材などを集散,港からはおもに木材を積出す。 1769年建設され,19世紀初めの独立戦争に際してはスペイン側の最後の拠点の一つとなったところで,現在保養地ともなっている。狭いチャカオ海峡をへだてて相対する本土との間にはフェリーが就航し,プエルトモント方面へ通じる道路と連絡。人口3万 3434 (1990推計) 。

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