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Trinidad Channel is a channel in
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 ...
that leads to seaward from the northern end of Concepción Channel, is exceedingly useful to pass out to the
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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.


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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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* {{Attached KML, display=title,inline Straits of Chile Bodies of water of Magallanes Region