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.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Patagonian fjords | 5 |
| Chilean fjords and channels system canonical | 2 |
| Chilean Patagonia fjord system | 1 |
| Chilean fjords | 1 |
| Fjord system of southern Chile | 1 |
| Northern Patagonia fjords | 1 |
| Patagonian channels | 1 |
| Patagonian fjords ecoregion | 1 |
Statements (62)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Northern Patagonia fjords
this entity surface form:
Patagonian fjords
this entity surface form:
Patagonian fjords
this entity surface form:
Patagonian fjords
this entity surface form:
Patagonian fjords ecoregion
this entity surface form:
Chilean Patagonia fjord system
this entity surface form:
Fjord system of southern Chile
this entity surface form:
Patagonian fjords
this entity surface form:
Patagonian fjords
this entity surface form:
Chilean fjords
this entity surface form:
Patagonian channels