Almirantazgo Fjord

Almirantazgo Fjord

Almirantazgo Fjord, also known as Almirantazgo Sound (Seno Almirantazgo in Spanish), is a Chilean fjord cutting deeply into the Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego. The fjord is a southeastern projection of "Canal Whiteside", which separates the just mentioned island from Dawson Island. It is located at coord|54|19|S|69|30|W| Earth Info, "earth-info.nga.mil" webpage: [http://earth-info.nga.mil/gns/html/cntry_files.html] .] and its south side branch out into several smaller fjords and bays, which heavily indent the north coastline of the Cordillera Darwin.cite web
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accessdate=2007-10-05] Ainsworth Bay, one of those, is home to a colony of elephant seals.Es icon [http://www.conama.cl/gefmarino/1307/article-34407.html Proyecto Gef marino en Chile - AMCP-MU] ] Azopardo River empties into the head of the fjord.

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