250px, Map of the Sea of Chiloé, located between Continental_Chiloé_.html" ;"title="Palena_Province.html" ;"title="Chiloé Island and Palena Province">Continental Chiloé ">Palena_Province.html" ;"title="Chiloé Island and Palena Province">Continental Chiloé
The sea of Chiloé (Spanish: ''Mar de Chiloé'' or ''Mar Chilote'') is a marginal sea off the coast of Chile that is separated from the Pacific Ocean by Chiloé Island. The sea of Chiloé is connected to the open sea by Chacao Channel in the north and Gulf of Corcovado in the south. The host many of
Chiloé Archipelago
The Chiloé Archipelago ( es, Archipiélago de Chiloé, , ) is a group of islands lying off the coast of Chile, in the Los Lagos Region. It is separated from mainland Chile by the Chacao Channel in the north, the Sea of Chiloé in the east and t ...
's islands as well as some other islands around
Reloncaví Sound
Reloncaví Sound or ''Seno de Reloncaví'' is a body of water immediately south of Puerto Montt, a port city in the Los Lagos Region of Chile. It is the place where the Chilean Central Valley meets the Pacific Ocean.
The Calbuco Archipelago comp ...
. The shores of the sea of Chiloé shows at various places channels, sounds and in the east also
fjord
In physical geography, a fjord or fiord () is a long, narrow inlet with steep sides or cliffs, created by a glacier. Fjords exist on the coasts of Alaska, Antarctica, British Columbia, Chile, Denmark, Förden and East Jutland Fjorde, Germany, ...
s. To the south beyond the Gulf of Corcovado the Sea of Chiloé gives way to
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 ...
.
Landforms of Los Lagos Region
Chiloe, Sea
Marginal seas of the Pacific Ocean
Coasts of Los Lagos Region
{{LosLagos-geo-stub
