Caleta Zorra (meaning "Bay of foxes" in
Spanish
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) is an enclosed, half-moon shaped
inlet on the Pacific coast of
Chiloé Island in
Los Lagos region, southern
Chile
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. Lying north of Punta Pabellion, it is located among Punta Zorra and Punta Barranco. The nearest residential area is the township of Puerto Carmen.
Environment
Areas surrounding the cove are rich natural environments. Whales such as
blue whale
The blue whale (''Balaenoptera musculus'') is a marine mammal and a baleen whale. Reaching a maximum confirmed length of and weighing up to , it is the largest animal known to have ever existed. The blue whale's long and slender body can ...
s and
fin whale
The fin whale (''Balaenoptera physalus''), also known as finback whale or common rorqual and formerly known as herring whale or razorback whale, is a cetacean belonging to the parvorder of baleen whales. It is the second-longest species of ce ...
swim just off the bay.
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, Retrieved on October 26th, 2021 Possibly, migrating coastal whales such as
southern right whales and
humpback whale
The humpback whale (''Megaptera novaeangliae'') is a species of baleen whale. It is a rorqual (a member of the family Balaenopteridae) and is the only species in the genus ''Megaptera''. Adults range in length from and weigh up to . The hu ...
s occasionally appear and rest in the sheltered bay.
See also
*
Chiloé National Park
*
Alfaguara project
References
External links
Bodies of water of Los Lagos Region
Bays of the Pacific Ocean
Bays of Chile
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