For almost a century, the inhabitants of Robinson Crusoe – named for literature’s most famous castaway – have known that their island has a fragile ecosystem and depends on them conserving its unique wildlife. One of three islands in the Juan Fernandez archipelago, 700km off the Pacific coast of Chile, it was discovered in the 16th century.
The island chain secured its place in history as the home of Alexander Selkirk, the Scottish sailor marooned there for four years and four months, a tale he later related to Daniel Defoe, who penned his adventure book based on his story.
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