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Nihualac Channel () is a body of water in the
Chonos Archipelago The Chonos Archipelago is a series of low, mountainous, elongated islands with deep bays, traces of a submerged Chilean Coast Range. Most of the islands are forested with little or no human settlement. The deep Moraleda Channel separates the isla ...
separating
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and
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islands in the north from
Melchor Melchor may refer to: * Melchor (name) * Melchor Island in Chile *Melchor Ocampo, Nuevo León, a municipality in Mexico * Melchor Ocampo, State of Mexico, a town and municipality in Mexico * Villa de Tututepec de Melchor Ocampo, a town and municipal ...
and
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islands in the south. The channel has a SWW-NEE orientation. On its western end, it reaches the open
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while on its eastern end it connects with the north–south
Moraleda Channel Moraleda Channel () is a body of water separating the Chonos Archipelago from the mainland of Chile. It is located at , leading to Gulf of Corcovado. Southward from the mouth of the Aisén Fjord, Moraleda Channel divides into two arms. The east a ...
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Bodies of water of Aysén Region Chonos Archipelago Straits of Chile {{Aisén-geo-stub