Nelson Strait is a channel in the Chilean Archipelago. It is located in Magallanes y Antártica Chilena Region of

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. The Strait opens in the west to the

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, at , between the

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to the north and Ramírez Island to the south. The strait widens to the east into a shallow rock-strewn basin which lead into various channels. These are (clock-wise from the north)

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, (between the islands of Jorge Montt and Esperanza),

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(between Vancouver and Piazzi), Smyth (between Piazzi and North Rennell) and

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(between Rennell North and Vidal Gomez). The Nelson Strait is unsuitable for general navigation.

External links

* United States Hydrographic Office
South America Pilot (1916)
* Straits of Chile Bodies of water of Magallanes Region {{MagellanAntarctic-geo-stub