Reloncaví Sound or ''Seno de Reloncaví'' is a body of water immediately south of
Puerto Montt, a port city in the
Los Lagos Region
Los Lagos Region ( es, Región de Los Lagos , ''Region of the Lakes'') is one of Chile's 16 regions, which are first order administrative divisions, and comprises four provinces: Chiloé, Llanquihue, Osorno and Palena. The region contains ...
of
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 ...
.
It is the place where the
Chilean Central Valley
The Central Valley ( es, Valle Central), Intermediate Depression, or Longitudinal Valley is the depression between the Chilean Coastal Range and the Andes Mountains. The Chilean Central Valley extends from the border with Peru to Puerto Montt in ...
meets the
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the continen ...
.
The
Calbuco Archipelago
Calbuco Archipelago is located in the Reloncaví Sound, Llanquihue Province, Los Lagos Region, Chile.
The archipelago is composed of 14 islands.
List of islands
The islands are:
# Puluqui
# Caicué / Lagartija
# Queulín
# Chaullín / Helv ...
comprises the islands in the sound, including
Tenglo,
Maillén, and
Huar Island
Huar Island or Guar Island ( es, Isla Guar, Isla Guar) is an island of Calbuco Archipelago located in the Reloncaví Sound. The island is located about northeast of Calbuco and south of Puerto Montt. There are 5 settlements in the island and 5 s ...
s.
Puluqui Island and
Queulín Island separate the sound from the
Gulf of Ancud 250px, Map of the Sea of Chiloé and nearby roads. The Gulf of Ancud is seen in the centre of the upper half.
Gulf of Ancud ( es, Golfo de Ancud) is a large body of water separating the Chiloé Island from the mainland of Chile. It is located nort ...
.
The
Carretera Austral
The Carretera Austral (CH-7, ''in English: Southern Way'') is the name given to Chile's Route 7. The highway runs south for about from Puerto Montt to Villa O'Higgins, passing through rural Patagonia.
Carretera Austral provides road access t ...
runs along the eastern shore of the sound, but is interrupted in the area where the
Reloncaví Estuary
Reloncaví Estuary (Spanish: Esturario de Reloncaví, archaic: Sin Fondo) is a fjord off Reloncaví Sound, located in the Los Lagos Region of Chile. Several National Parks and Wilderness Areas are situated in the vicinity of this fjord. Among t ...
opens into this wide sound. Located in this same area is the
Alerce Andino National Park
Alerce Andino National Park is located in the Andes, in Los Lagos Region of Chile. This national park covers about 393 km2. It is bounded by the Reloncaví Estuary on its east and south sides, and by the Reloncaví Sound to the west (exclud ...
, home to ancient
alerce trees.
Chamiza Wetland 250px, Aerial view of Chamiza Wetland, 2015.
Chamiza Wetland ( es, Humedal de Chamiza) is a marine wetland in Reloncaví Sound in southern Chile. The wetland lies around the outflow of Chamiza River east of the city of Puerto Montt and close to ...
makes up a segment of Relonvací Sound northern shore east of Puerto Montt.
There is a Ferry service available between La Arena and Puelche Fishing Creeks operated b
www.transportesdelestuario.cl
References
Bodies of water of Los Lagos Region
Sounds of Chile
Coasts of Los Lagos Region
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