300px, Satellite image of Inútil Bay and the Strait of Magellan. Selected settlements are marked with yellow dots. Inútil Bay (Spanish: ''Bahía Inútil'') or Useless Bay is a bay in the western and Chilean part of Tierra del Fuego Island. Located as a body of water in the

Strait of Magellan The Strait of Magellan (), also called the Straits of Magellan, is a navigable sea route in southern Chile separating mainland South America to the north and Tierra del Fuego to the south. The strait is considered the most important natural pass ...

, Inútil Bay provides access to

Camerón Villa Cameron is a hamlet ( es, aldea ) in southern Tierra del Fuego Island, and is the head of Timaukel commune, in Magallanes Region.http://www.municipalidadtimaukel.cl Website of the Municipality of Timaukel Villa Cameron is located in th ...

and other settlements in Timaukel commune. Timaukel commune used to be called ''Bahía Inútil''. The Spanish word ''inútil'' can be translated as ''useless.'' The bay was thus named in 1827 by Captain Phillip Parker King, because it afforded "neither anchorage nor shelter, nor any other advantage for the navigator".

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Strait of Magellan Bays of Chile Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego Bodies of water of Magallanes Region {{MagallanesyAntártica-geo-stub