300px, Map of the Gulf of San Esteban in the Isthmus of Ofqui area. In red a 20th-century canal project.
The Gulf of San Esteban ( es, Golfo de San Esteban) is an embayment in
Aysén Region
The Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Region ( es, Región de Aysén, , '), often shortened to Aysén Region or Aisén,Examples of name usage1, official regional government site refers to the region as "Región de Aysén"., Chile's of ...
in 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 part of
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 ...
. The gulf forms a northeastern subembayment of the larger
Gulf of Penas The Gulf of Penas (''Golfo de Penas'' in Spanish, meaning "gulf of distress") is a body of water located south of the Taitao Peninsula, Chile.
Geography
It is open to the westerly storms of the Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the la ...
and to the northwest it bounds the
Bay of San Quintín. The Gulf of San Esteban lies southwest of
Forelius Peninsula (part of the larger
Taitao Peninsula
The Taitao Peninsula (Spanish: ''Península de Taitao'') is a westward projection of the mainland of Chile, with which it is connected by the narrow Isthmus of Ofqui, over which the natives and early missionaries were accustomed to carry their boa ...
), southwest of
Isthmus of Ofqui
The Isthmus of Ofqui is a narrow isthmus that connects the Taitao Peninsula with the Chilean mainland. The isthmus is bounded in the south by the Gulf of Penas, in the north by the San Rafael Lagoon, in the west by the Taitao Peninsula and in the e ...
and north of
San Javier Island
300px, Map of the Isthmus of Ofqui area. In red a 20th-century canal project.
San Javier Island ( es, Isla San Javier) is an island in the fjords and channels of southern Chile. The island lies immediately to the east of the Gulf of Penas and ...
.
San Esteban
San Esteban
San Esteban
Taitao Peninsula
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