Canal Whiteside or Whiteside Channel is a channel in southern
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Paci ...
, between
Dawson Island (to the west) and
Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego
Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego ( English: ''Big Island of the Land of Fire'') also formerly ''Isla de Xátiva'' is an island near the southern tip of South America from which it is separated by the Strait of Magellan. The western portion (61. ...
(to the east). It runs from the southern tip of
Inútil Bay to
Almirantazgo Fjord. It is clear of dangers and deep; the eastern shore, which is low and fronted with shallow water, should not be approached within one mile; the western shore has no known dangers off-lying, and may be approached to a distance of about 1/4 mile.
The channel is named after Arturo Whiteside, a Chilean
cartographer
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who, in 1904, explored the zone.
See also
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Fjords and channels of Chile
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List of fjords, channels, sounds and straits of Chile
References
Strait of Magellan
Bodies of water of Magallanes Region
Straits of Chile
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