Enrique Simpson Baeza (1835, Valparaíso, Chile – 17 May 1901, Valparaíso, Chilean) was a Chilean naval officer and explorer. Simpson mapped the archipelagoes and coast of Aysén Region aboard of the corvette Chacabuco in the 1870s. Among his major achievements is the re-discovery of San Rafael Lake and the realization that Aisén Fjord provides the best access to the interior of Patagonia from the Pacific.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.
Simpson River is named after him.
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