Chacao Channel
The Chacao Channel is located in Los Lagos Region, Chile and separates Chiloé Island from mainland Chile. The channel is about 40 km long and 4 km wide and connects the Pacific Ocean and Gulf of Ancud.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Hualo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Village with 408 residents
- Description: strait
- Also known as: “Canal Chacao” and “Canal de Chacao”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pargua.
Pargua
Village
Photo: Paul Lowry, CC BY 2.0.
Pargua is a village in the commune of Calbuco, in Los Lagos Region of Chile. It is located on the northeast side of the Chacao Channel. Pargua is on Route 5 and a ferry connects the village with the village of Chacao, Ancud Comuna at the northern end of Chiloé Island. Pargua is situated 7 km northeast of Chacao Channel.
Chacao Channel
- Categories: strait and locality
- Location: Ancud, Chiloé Province, Los Lagos, Southern Chile, Chile, South America
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Latitude
-41.8278° or 41° 49′ 40″ southLongitude
-73.52534° or 73° 31′ 31″ westPopulation
408Elevation
11 metres (36 feet)United Nations Location Code
CL CCAOpen location code
47C85FCF+VVOpenStreetMap ID
node 214190336OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Turkish—“Chacao Channel” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Canal de Chacao”
- Azerbaijani: “Cakao boğazı”
- Cebuano: “Canal Chacao”
- Chinese: “查考海峽”
- French: “canal de Chacao”
- French: “Canal de chacao”
- French: “Canal de Chacao”
- French: “Canal De Chacao”
- German: “Chacao-Kanal”
- German: “Chacao”
- German: “San Antonio de Chacao”
- Hebrew: “תעלת צ’קאו”
- Indonesian: “Terusan Chacao”
- Italian: “Canale di Chacao”
- Japanese: “チャカオ海峡”
- Lithuanian: “Čakao sąsiauris”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Chacaosundet”
- Polish: “Chacao (cieśnina)”
- Polish: “Chacao”
- Portuguese: “Canal de Chacao”
- Russian: “Чакао (пролив)”
- Russian: “Чакао”
- Spanish: “Canal Chacao”
- Spanish: “Canal de Chacao”
- Swedish: “Canal Chacao”
- Swedish: “Chacaokanalen”
- Turkish: “Chacao kanalı”
- Turkish: “Chacao Kanalı”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Soledad Remolino and Chacao Viejo.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Iglesia San Antonio de Chacao and Registro Civil Chacao.
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