Trinidad Channel is a channel in
Chile
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that leads to seaward from the northern end of
Concepción Channel, is exceedingly useful to pass out to the
Pacific Ocean
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from the
Patagonian Channels in case it is desirable to avoid the possible delay occasioned by
English Narrows in
Messier Channel
Messier Channel is a channel (geography), channel located in western Patagonia, Chile. It trends north–south between Wellington Island and other Pacific islands and the continent.
Maritime traffic traveling south from the Gulf of Penas passe ...
. Alert Harbor, at its western end, will, afford shelter to a number of large vessels.
From Trinidad Channel vessels can gain the
Gulf of Penas by
Picton,
Ladrillero and
Fallos Channels, but that route, although having some advantage in avoiding English Narrows, is not considered so safe as the well-known route by Wide and Messier Channels.
See also
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Fjords and channels of Chile
The southern coast of Chile presents a large number of fjords and fjord-like channels from the latitudes of Cape Horn (55° S) to Reloncaví Estuary (42° S). Some fjords and channels are important navigable channels providing access to ports like ...
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Straits of Chile
Bodies of water of Magallanes Region