Seno Otway is a large inland sound lying between

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and Riesco Island in southern Chile. Alternatively called Otway Sound, this natural waterway occupies a valley blocked by a large terminal moraine left by the retreat of a glacier during the last glacial period. In spite of being located east of the Andes, it is connected to the open Pacific Ocean through the

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via a narrow passage, which cuts into the Andean Massif. Seno Otway also is hydrologically connected with

Seno Skyring Seno Skyring is a large inland sound lying north of Riesco Island and south of mainland South America in southern Chile. Alternatively called Skyring Sound, this natural waterway occupies a valley blocked by a large terminal moraine left by the ret ...

by the

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Ecology

There are a variety of marine species within the Otway Sound, as well as along the coastal terrestrial and intertidal zones. Notably there is a moderately large colony of the Magellanic penguin along the coast of the Seno Otway.C.M. Hogan, 2008 Not to be confused with Otway Bay at the west entrance of the Abra Channel.

References

* United States Geological Survey (USGS) ''P 1386-I Chile and Argentina - Wet Andes: Past Glaciation'

accessdate=2008-01-29 * C. Michael Hogan (2008) ''Magellanic Penguin'', GlobalTwitcher.com, ed. N. Stromber

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Sounds of Chile Bodies of water of Magallanes Region {{MagellanAntarctic-geo-stub

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