List_of_fjords,_channels,_sounds_and_straits_of_Chile

List of fjords, channels, sounds and straits of Chile

List of fjords, channels, sounds and straits of Chile

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The information regarding fjords, channels, sound and straits of Chile on this page is compiled from the data supplied by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Country Files (GNS).[1]

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This list contains only:

  1. Listnr - List number (Wikipedia intern)
  2. Full name - reversed generic. The full name is the complete name that identifies a named feature. The full name is output in reversed generic, "Desertores, Canal" as stored in the database, as opposed to the reading order, "Canal Desertores".
  3. Latitude of the feature in ± decimal degrees
  4. Longitude of the feature in ± decimal degrees
  5. Unique Feature Identifier (UFI) is a number which uniquely identifies a Geoname feature. Same UFI means same feature.
  6. FDC is the Feature Designation Code
  7. Other names listed by NGA for the same feature

This list doesn't include Chilean claims in the Antarctica.

NGA lists 1447 names for 838 features with generics like "Fiordo", "Seno", "Canal", "Paso", "Bahía", "Brazo", "Estrecho", "Ensenada", "Estero". This compilation moved repeated UFIs to the last column of the first name given by NGA.

NGA gives following definition of the features in Feature Designation Code:

CHNM, marine channel, that part of a body of water deep enough for navigation through an area otherwise not suitable
CHNN, navigation channel, a buoyed channel of sufficient depth for the safe navigation of vessels
STRT, strait, a relatively narrow waterway, usually narrower and less extensive than a sound, connecting two larger bodies of water
FJD(S), fjord(s), a long, narrow, steep-walled, deep-water arm(s) of the sea at high latitudes, usually along mountainous coasts
SD, sound, a long arm of the sea forming a channel between the mainland and an island or islands; or connecting two larger bodies of water

Although some features are called "Bahía", the designation code "BAY" was not selected.

More information

For more information about the feature search in GeoNames Search, using the Unique Feature Identifier (UFI) in the "Advanced Search" Form.

Overview

Overview of Channels in South Chile: North to right and South to left side

List of fjords, channels, sounds and straits of Chile

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References

  1. [1]
    The NGA country data of Chile data was retrieved on 19 January 2013
  • Chilean Navy, "General piloting regulations and information", STRAIT OF MAGELLAN, CHILEAN CHANNELS AND FIORDS Regulations and information for PILOTING. ROUTES (in Spanish), www.web.directemar.cl, archived from the original on 8 October 2012, retrieved 16 April 2013
  • Chilean Navy, "Sailing along the Strait of Magellan or Drake Passage", STRAIT OF MAGELLAN, CHILEAN CHANNELS AND FIORDS Regulations and information for PILOTING. ROUTES (in Spanish), www.web.directemar.cl, archived from the original on 24 November 2012, retrieved 16 April 2013
  • Chilean Navy, "Sailing throughout Chilean Straits, Channels and Fjords", STRAIT OF MAGELLAN, CHILEAN CHANNELS AND FIORDS Regulations and information for PILOTING. ROUTES (in Spanish), www.web.directemar.cl, archived from the original on 26 November 2012, retrieved 16 April 2013
  • Ministerio de Obras Públicas de Chile (2012), "Maps of all regions of Chile", Cartas camineras 2010 in 200 dpi and 70 dpi resolution available (Maps) (in Spanish), Government of Chile, archived from the original on 4 September 2012, retrieved 20 April 2013
  • United States Hydrographic Office, South America Pilot (1916)
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