The Guía Narrows (Spanish ''Angostura Guías'') are located between
Chile
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's
Hanover
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and
Chatham Islands
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. Guia Narrows connects
Sarmiento Sarmiento may refer to:
Places Argentina
*Sarmiento Department, San Juan, a subdivision of the San Juan Province
* Sarmiento Department, Santiago del Estero, a subdivision of the Santiago del Estero Province
* Sarmiento Department, Chubut, a subdi ...
and
Inocentes Channels. The narrows are 6 miles long
and are 1 to 1.5 miles wide, except at the north end, between Porpoise Point, low and sharp, on the west side, and
Guard Island on the east, where the breadth is about 400 yards, but generally, there is no danger; the shores being steep-to on either side. Sometimes, the tide sweeps strongly around the point; therefore, it would be advisable to keep closer to Guard Island while passing through.
References
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United States Hydrographic Office
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The office was established by an act of 21 June 1866 as part of the Bureau of Navigation, Department of the Navy.
It wa ...
South America Pilot(1916) p. 410
Straits of Chile
Bodies of water of Magallanes Region
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