Chilean fjords and channels system

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The Chilean fjords and channels system is an extensive network of glacially carved sea inlets, straits, and waterways along southern Chile’s rugged Pacific coast, renowned for its dramatic landscapes and rich marine ecosystems.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal waterway system
fjord system
marine ecoregion
characterizedBy deep glacially carved inlets
narrow channels
numerous islands and archipelagos
steep mountainous coasts
country Chile
extendsFrom Reloncaví Sound
extendsThrough Aysén Region
Los Lagos Region
Magallanes Region (historically)
surface form: Magallanes Region
extendsTo Cape Horn Archipelago
surface form: Cape Horn region
hasClimate cool temperate
subpolar oceanic
hasFeature complex tidal regimes
high precipitation
strong winds
hasGeologicalOrigin Pleistocene glaciations
glacial erosion
includes Aysén Fjord
Baker Channel
Beagle Channel
Murray Channel
surface form: Cockburn Channel

Comau Fjord
Darwin Channel
Magdalena Channel
Messier Channel
Moraleda Channel
Nelson Strait
Otway Sound
Puyuhuapi Channel
Reloncaví Sound
surface form: Reloncaví Fjord

Skyring Sound
Smyth Channel
Strait of Magellan
Trinidad Channel
influencedBy Humboldt Current
West Wind Drift
knownFor dramatic landscapes
rich marine biodiversity
locatedIn southern Chile
locatedOnCoastOf Pacific Ocean
partlyProtectedBy marine protected areas
national parks
partOf Southeastern Pacific Ocean
surface form: Southeast Pacific region
supports cold-water coral communities
kelp forest ecosystems
marine mammals
seabird colonies
threatenedBy aquaculture pollution
climate change
overfishing
shipping traffic
tourismActivities cruise tourism
ecotourism
kayaking
whale watching
usedFor aquaculture
navigation
small-scale fisheries
tourism

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Golfo de Penas partOf Chilean fjords and channels system
Reloncaví Sound partOf Chilean fjords and channels system
this entity surface form: Northern Patagonia fjords
University of Magallanes locatedNear Chilean fjords and channels system
this entity surface form: Patagonian fjords
Alberto de Agostini National Park partOf Chilean fjords and channels system
this entity surface form: Patagonian fjords
Patagonian Ice Fields formsSourceOf Chilean fjords and channels system
this entity surface form: Patagonian fjords
Gulf of Corcovado partOf Chilean fjords and channels system
Aysén River locatedInProtectedAreaRegion Chilean fjords and channels system
this entity surface form: Patagonian fjords ecoregion
Aysén River partOf Chilean fjords and channels system
this entity surface form: Chilean Patagonia fjord system
Campo de Hielo Sur drainsInto Chilean fjords and channels system
this entity surface form: Fjord system of southern Chile
Taitao Peninsula near Chilean fjords and channels system
this entity surface form: Patagonian fjords
Ruta CH-7 passesThrough Chilean fjords and channels system
this entity surface form: Patagonian fjords
Puerto Montt harbor locatedNear Chilean fjords and channels system
this entity surface form: Chilean fjords
Puerto Montt harbor connectsTo Chilean fjords and channels system
this entity surface form: Patagonian channels