Concepción Channel is an inside passage of the
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...
an
Patagonia
Patagonia () refers to a geographical region that encompasses the southern end of South America, governed by Argentina and Chile. The region comprises the southern section of the Andes Mountains with lakes, fjords, temperate rainforests, and gl ...
. It extends from the point where
Wide Channel
Wide Channel is an inside passage of the Chilean Patagonia. It is long, extending northward from the junction of Concepción Channel and Trinidad Channel, to Saumarez Island. The channel is located at .Earth Info, ''earth-info.nga.mil'' webpage ...
and
Trinidad Channel
Trinidad Channel is a channel in Chile that leads to seaward from the northern end of Concepción Channel, is exceedingly useful to pass out to the Pacific ocean from the Patagonian Channels in case it is desirable to avoid the possible delay occ ...
meet to the open sea. It is located at
[Earth Info, ''earth-info.nga.mil'' webpage: .] and separates
Madre de Dios Island and
Duke of York Island, on the west side, from the Wilcock Peninsula and smaller islands, on the east side.
Inocentes Channel
Inocentes Channel (Spanish ''Canal Inocentes'') is a strait in Chile that reaches from the Guía Narrows (''Angostura Guías'') 18 miles to the northern extreme of Inocentes Island, where it joins the Concepción Channel. The south side of the st ...
is adjacent to the Concepción Channel.
See also
*
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 P ...
References
External links
* United States Hydrographic Office
South America Pilot (1916)
Straits of Chile
Bodies of water of Magallanes Region
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