The Murray Channel is a channel of

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the eas ...

located in the Commune of Cabo de Hornos, in the Antártica Chilena Province of the

Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena Region Magallanes may refer to: * Ferdinand Magellan (1480–1521), Portuguese explorer who led part of the first expedition around the world * Strait of Magellan, the strait between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, located in Chile Places * Magallanes ...

. It separates

Hoste Island Hoste Island () is one of the southernmost islands in Chile, lying south, across the Beagle Channel, from Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego and west of Navarino Island, from which it is separated by the Murray Channel. Hoste Island has the south ...

from Navarino Island and is bounded by the

Beagle Channel Beagle Channel (; Yahgan: ''Onašaga'') is a strait in the Tierra del Fuego Archipelago, on the extreme southern tip of South America between Chile and Argentina. The channel separates the larger main island of Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego ...

to the north. The salinity of the Murray Channel is approximately 31.8 parts per thousand.

Prehistory

The

Yaghan people The Yahgan (also called Yagán, Yaghan, Yámana, Yamana or Tequenica) are a group of indigenous peoples in the Southern Cone. Their traditional territory includes the islands south of Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego, extending their presence int ...

s settled the lands along the Murray Channel approximately 10,000 years ago. There are notable archaeological sites indicating such early Yaghan settlement, such as Bahia Wulaia on Isla Navarino, where the Bahia Wulaia Dome Middens are located.C. Michael Hogan, 2008

References

* César Cárdenas, Leen van Ofwegen, Américo Montie, and Dirk Schories (2008
''First Records of Octocorallia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) to the Cape Horn Biosphere Reserve, Magellan Region, Chile''
* C. Michael Hogan (2008
''Bahia Wulaia Dome Middens'', The Megalithic Portal'', ed. A. Burnham

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External links

Comuna de Cabo de Hornos / Commune of Cabo de Hornos official website
Straits of Chile Bodies of water of Magallanes Region Landforms of Tierra del Fuego {{MagellanAntarctic-geo-stub