English Narrows
English Narrows “is a contracted passage in Messier Channel in the southwestern coast of Chile. Here it is only 200 yards wide, but it presents no great difficulty or danger unless a vessel goes through with the wind and tide, which should never be attempted if the wind is strong.English Narrows
- Strait
- …is also known as “Angostura Ingleso”
- Category: body of water
- Location
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Latitude
-48.97579° or 48° 58′ 33″ south
Longitude
-74.41615° or 74° 24′ 58″ west
Open location code
47372HFM+MG
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=strait
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Swedish—“English Narrows” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Angostura Inglesa”
- Basque: “Angostura Inglesa”
- Cebuano: “Angostura Inglesa”
- Spanish: “Angostura Inglesa”
- Swedish: “Angostura Inglesa”
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