Primera Angostura is a sound of 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 the Tierra del Fuego archipelago to the south. Considered the most important natura ...
in the
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 ...
an region of
Magallanes. It is located near
Punta Delgada.
It lies between the commune of
San Gregorio, in
Magallanes Province, to the north, and the commune of
Primavera, in
Tierra del Fuego Province, to the south. It is the narrowest part of the Strait between the continent and the
island of Tierra del Fuego.
The sound was named ''Primera Angostura'' (Spanish for ''First Narrows'') as it was the first narrows of the strait that ships met when sailing through the strait from east to west.
The ferry company
Transbordadora Austral Broom S.A. operates across the narrows.
During the
White Earthquake in August 1995 the ferry service across Primera Angostura was suspended.
The international road to
Río Gallegos
Rio or Río is the Portuguese and Spanish word for "river". The word also exists in Italian, but is largely obsolete and used in a poetical or literary context to mean "stream".
Rio, RIO or Río may also refer to:
Places United States
* Rio, Fl ...
was also closed in the events.
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See also
* Bahía Posesión
* Segunda Angostura
Segunda Angostura is a sound of the Strait of Magellan between the Patagonian mainland and Tierra del Fuego
Tierra del Fuego (, ; Spanish for "Land of Fire", rarely also Fireland in English) is an archipelago off the southernmost tip of the S ...
* Spanish colonization attempt of the Strait of Magellan
In the late 16th century, the Spanish Empire attempted to settle the Strait of Magellan with the aim of controlling the only known passage between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans at the time. The project was a direct response to Francis Drake's F ...
References
Landforms of Tierra del Fuego
Sounds of Chile
Strait of Magellan
Bodies of water of Magallanes Region
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