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An island off the coast of this modern-day country was where the HMS Wager shipwrecked, as described in a 2023 David Grann book about its subsequent mutiny. In this country, indigenous groups like the Chono and Kawésqar spent most of their time in large canoes containing permanent fires. (-5[1])Thomas Cochrane left Britain in disgrace to command this country’s navy, where he led (15[1])an expedition to take a colonial fort founded by Pedro de (*) Valdivia. Alexander Selkirk allegedly inspired Robinson Crusoe by spending four years as a castaway on this country’s Juan Fernandez Islands. In 1888, this country annexed an island whose indigenous people created the rongorongo glyph system and moai (10[1]-5[1])statues. For 10 points, what South American country administers Easter Island? (10[1]0[1])■END■

ANSWER: Republic of Chile [accept the General Captaincy of Chile, Governorate of Chile, or Kingdom of Chile]
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