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The southern coast of Chile presents a large number of fjords and fjord-like channels from the latitudes of Cape Horn (55° S) to Reloncaví Estuary (42° S). Some fjords and channels are important navigable channels providing access to ports like Punta Arenas, Puerto Chacabuco and Puerto Natales.
On February 5, 2015, the 70 meter long cruise ship, with 89 passengers and 31 crew members aboard, MV Skorpios II ran aground and stranded during normal conditions appreciating the Chile Fjords near Puerto Montt, Chile. The Ship was left on the beach, high and dry until high tide, without any damage, injuries or pollution released.
Chilean Navy, "Sailing throughout Chilean Straits, Channels and Fjords", STRAIT OF MAGELLAN, CHILEAN CHANNELS AND FIORDS Regulations and information for PILOTING. ROUTES (in Spanish), www.web.directemar.cl, archived from the original on 26 November 2012 , retrieved 16 April 2013
The channel's eastern area forms part of the border between Chile and Argentina and the western area is entirely within Chile. The Beagle Channel, the Straits of Magellan to the north, and the open-ocean Drake Passage to the south are the three navigable passages around South America between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. Most commercial ...
Populated places in the fjords and channels of Chile (1 C, 14 P) Pages in category "Fjords of Chile" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total.
Messier Channel is a channel located in western Patagonia, Chile. It trends north–south between Wellington Island and other Pacific islands and the continent. Maritime traffic traveling south from the Gulf of Penas passes between Wager Island on the west and the Larenas Peninsula on the east to enter the Messier Channel. [1]