Seno Otway

Overview Map with Seno Otway.

Seno Otway Magellanic Penguin Colony

Seno Otway is a large inland sound lying between Brunswick Peninsula and Riesco Island in southern Chile. Alternatively called Otway Sound, this natural waterway occupies a valley blocked by a large terminal moraine left by the retreat of a glacier during the last glacial period.^[1] In spite of being located east of the Andes, it is connected to the open Pacific Ocean through the Strait of Magellan via a narrow passage, which cuts into the Andean Massif. Seno Otway also is hydrologically connected with Seno Skyring by the FitzRoy Channel.

Ecology

There are a variety of marine species within the Otway Sound, as well as along the coastal terrestrial and intertidal zones. Notably there is a moderately large colony of the Magellanic Penguin along the coast of the Seno Otway.^[2]

References

• United States Geological Survey (USGS) P 1386-I Chile and Argentina - Wet Andes: Past Glaciation [1] accessdate=2008-01-29
• C. Michael Hogan (2008) Magellanic Penguin, GlobalTwitcher.com, ed. N. Stromberg [2]

Line notes

1. ^ USGS, 2008
2. ^ C.M. Hogan, 2008