Segunda 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 ...

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 South America, South American mainland, across the Strait of Magellan. The archipelago consists of the main is ...

. It is located southwest of Primera Angostura, the narrowest part of the Strait between the island and the continent. The sound was named ''Segunda Angostura'' (Spanish for ''Second Narrows'') as it was the second narrows of the strait that ships met when sailing through the strait from east to west. Magdalena-island-Chile

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Landforms of Tierra del Fuego Strait of Magellan Sounds of Chile Bodies of water of Magallanes Region {{MagellanAntarctic-geo-stub

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