Reloncaví Estuary (Spanish: Estuario de Reloncaví,
archaic: Sin Fondo) is a
fjord
In physical geography, a fjord (also spelled fiord in New Zealand English; ) is a long, narrow sea inlet with steep sides or cliffs, created by a glacier. Fjords exist on the coasts of Antarctica, the Arctic, and surrounding landmasses of the n ...
off
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 ...
, located in the
Los Lagos Region
Los Lagos Region ( , 'Region of the Lakes') is one of regions of Chile, Chile's 16 regions, which are first order administrative divisions, and comprises four provinces: Chiloé Province, Chiloé, Llanquihue Province, Llanquihue, Osorno Provin ...
of
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Paci ...
. Several National Parks and Wilderness Areas are situated in the vicinity of this fjord. Among them are:
Alerce Andino National Park,
Hornopirén National Park,
Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park,
Llanquihue National Reserve and the
Cochamó Valley. The
Yate Volcano towers above this fjord. The
Puelo River empties into this
estuary
An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea. Estuaries form a transition zone between river environments and maritime enviro ...
. It also receives the outflow of the
Todos los Santos Lake through the short tortuous
Petrohué River.
The
Caicura Islets lie where Reloncaví Estuary meet Reloncaví Sound in the southwestern mouth of the fjord.
Sources
Fjords of Chile
Bodies of water of Los Lagos Region
Coasts of Los Lagos Region
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