Última Esperanza Sound
Última Esperanza Sound is an inlet stretching from the mouth of Eberhard Fjord to the outskirts of Monte Balmaceda, within the Magallanes Basin. The navigator Juan Ladrillero named it so in 1557, because he felt it was this direction that was his last chance to reach the Strait of Magellan.
- Type: Fjord
- Description: fiord in the Chilean region of Magallanes
- Also known as: “Estero Ultima Esperanza”, “Seno de Última Esperanza”, “Seno Ultima Esperanza”, and “Ultima Esperanza Sound”
Última Esperanza Sound
- Categories: inlet and body of water
- Location: Region of Magallanes, Chile, South America
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Latitude
-51.52143° or 51° 31′ 17″ south
Longitude
-72.96337° or 72° 57′ 48″ west
Open location code
37W9F2HP+CM
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Swedish—“Última Esperanza Sound” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Última Esperanza kaia”
- Cebuano: “Seno Última Esperanza”
- Czech: “Záliv Poslední naděje”
- French: “Seno Última Esperanza”
- Hebrew: “פיורד אולטימה אספרנסה”
- Portuguese: “Fiorde Última Esperanza”
- Spanish: “Estero Última Esperanza”
- Spanish: “Fiordo Última Esperanza”
- Spanish: “Seno Última Esperanza”
- Swedish: “Seno Última Esperanza”
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