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Gulf of Penas, the Glossary

Index Gulf of Penas

The Gulf of Penas (Golfo de Penas in Spanish, meaning "gulf of distress") is a body of water located south of the Taitao Peninsula, Chile.[1]

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Table of Contents

  1. 49 relations: Baleen whale, Batrachyla, Batrachyla leptopus, Batrachyla nibaldoi, Batrachyla taeniata, Chaltenobatrachus, Chile, Chilean dolphin, Chilean schooner Ancud (1843), Chiloé Archipelago, Chono people, Chungara (journal), Cougar, Dalca, Dusky dolphin, Eupsophus, Fjords and channels of Chile, Guayaneco Archipelago, Gulf of San Esteban, Hylorina sylvatica, Isthmus of Ofqui, Jesuits, Kodkod, Laguna San Rafael National Park, Leopard seal, Long-finned pilot whale, Marine otter, Martín Olleta, Messier Channel, Nannophryne variegata, Nutria, Orca, Pacific Ocean, San Javier Island, Sei whale, South American fur seal, South American gray fox, South American sea lion, South Andean deer, Southern elephant seal, Southern pudu, Southern right whale, Southern right whale dolphin, Southern river otter, Sperm whale, Tacking (sailing), Taitao Peninsula, Wager Island, Windward and leeward.

  2. Bodies of water of Aysén Region
  3. Gulfs of Chile
  4. Gulfs of the Pacific Ocean
  5. Taitao Peninsula

Baleen whale

Baleen whales, also known as whalebone whales, are marine mammals of the parvorder Mysticeti in the infraorder Cetacea (whales, dolphins and porpoises), which use keratinaceous baleen plates (or "whalebone") in their mouths to sieve planktonic creatures from the water.

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Batrachyla

Batrachyla is a genus of frogs in the family Batrachylidae.

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Batrachyla leptopus

Batrachyla leptopus is a species of frog in the family Batrachylidae.

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Batrachyla nibaldoi

Batrachyla nibaldoi is a species of frog in the family Batrachylidae.

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Batrachyla taeniata

Batrachyla taeniata is a species of frog in the family Batrachylidae.

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Chaltenobatrachus

Chaltenobatrachus is a monotypic genus of frogs in the family Batrachylidae.

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Chile

Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America.

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Chilean dolphin

The Chilean dolphin (Cephalorhynchus eutropia), also known as the black dolphin, is one of four dolphins in the genus Cephalorhynchus.

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Chilean schooner Ancud (1843)

The schooner Ancud was the ship sent by Chile in 1843 to claim sovereignty over the Strait of Magellan and establish Fuerte Bulnes, the first Chilean settlement in the strait.

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Chiloé Archipelago

The Chiloé Archipelago (Archipiélago de Chiloé) is a group of islands lying off the coast of Chile, in the Los Lagos Region.

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Chono people

The Chono, or GuaitecoUrbina Burgos 2007, p. 334.

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Chungara (journal)

Chungara Revista de Antropología Chilena (English: The Journal of Chilean Anthropology) is a peer-reviewed academic journal on anthropology and archaeology with particular, but not exclusive, focus on the Andean region.

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Cougar

The cougar (Puma concolor) (KOO-gər), also known as the panther, mountain lion, catamount and puma, is a large cat native to the Americas.

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Dalca

The dalca or piragua is a type of canoe employed by the Chonos, a nomadic indigenous people of southern Chile, and Huilliche people living in Chiloé archipelago.

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Dusky dolphin

The dusky dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obscurus) is a dolphin found in coastal waters in the Southern Hemisphere.

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Eupsophus

Eupsophus is a genus of frogs in the family Alsodidae.

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Fjords and channels of Chile

The southern coast of Chile presents a large number of fjords and fjord-like channels from the latitudes of Cape Horn (55° S) to Reloncaví Estuary (42° S).

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Guayaneco Archipelago

The Guayaneco Archipelago (Archipiélago Guayaneco) is an archipelago in southern Chile. Gulf of Penas and Guayaneco Archipelago are Aysén Region geography stubs.

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Gulf of San Esteban

Map of the Gulf of San Esteban in the Isthmus of Ofqui area. In red a 20th-century canal project. The Gulf of San Esteban (Golfo de San Esteban) is an embayment in Aysén Region in the Chilean part of Patagonia. Gulf of Penas and Gulf of San Esteban are Aysén Region geography stubs, Bodies of water of Aysén Region, Gulfs of Chile, Gulfs of the Pacific Ocean and Taitao Peninsula.

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Hylorina sylvatica

Hylorina sylvatica (also known as the Emerald forest frog, or in Spanish, sapo arboreo) is a species of frog in the family Batrachylidae.

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Isthmus of Ofqui

The Isthmus of Ofqui is a narrow isthmus that connects the Taitao Peninsula with the Chilean mainland. Gulf of Penas and isthmus of Ofqui are Aysén Region geography stubs and Taitao Peninsula.

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Jesuits

The Society of Jesus (Societas Iesu; abbreviation: SJ), also known as the Jesuit Order or the Jesuits (Iesuitae), is a religious order of clerics regular of pontifical right for men in the Catholic Church headquartered in Rome.

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Kodkod

The kodkod (Leopardus guigna), also called güiña, is the smallest felid species native to the Americas.

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Laguna San Rafael National Park

Laguna San Rafael National Park is a park located on the Pacific coast of southern Chile. Gulf of Penas and Laguna San Rafael National Park are Taitao Peninsula.

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Leopard seal

The leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx), also referred to as the sea leopard, is the second largest species of seal in the Antarctic (after the southern elephant seal).

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Long-finned pilot whale

The long-finned pilot whale, or pothead whale (Globicephala melas) is a large species of oceanic dolphin.

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Marine otter

The marine otter (Lontra felina) is a rare and relatively unknown South American mammal of the weasel family (Mustelidae).

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Martín Olleta

Martín Olleta was a Chono chieftain who was an important broker between Spanish authorities in Chiloé Archipelago and indigenous people of the fjords and channels of Patagonia.

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Messier Channel

Messier Channel is a channel located in western Patagonia, Chile. Gulf of Penas and Messier Channel are Bodies of water of Aysén Region.

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Nannophryne variegata

Nannophryne variegata, known also as the Eden Harbour toad or Patagonian toad, is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae.

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Nutria

The nutria or coypu (Myocastor coypus) is a herbivorous, semiaquatic rodent from South America.

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Orca

The orca (Orcinus orca), or killer whale, is a toothed whale that is the largest member of the oceanic dolphin family.

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Pacific Ocean

The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions.

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San Javier Island

Map of the Isthmus of Ofqui area. In red a 20th-century canal project. San Javier Island (Isla San Javier) is an island in the fjords and channels of southern Chile. Gulf of Penas and San Javier Island are Aysén Region geography stubs.

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Sei whale

The sei whale (Balaenoptera borealis) is a baleen whale.

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South American fur seal

The South American fur seal (Arctocephalus australis) breeds on the coasts of Peru, Chile, the Falkland Islands, Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil.

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South American gray fox

The South American gray fox (Lycalopex griseus), also known as the Patagonian fox, the chilla or zorro gris (gray fox or gray zorro), is a South American species of Lycalopex (the "false" or lesser foxes) in the Canidae family, which includes dogs, wolves, jackals, coyotes and foxes, among other canids.

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South American sea lion

The South American sea lion (Otaria flavescens, formerly Otaria byronia), also called the southern sea lion and the Patagonian sea lion, is a sea lion found on the western and southeastern coasts of South America.

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South Andean deer

The south Andean deer (Hippocamelus bisulcus), also known as the southern guemal, south Andean huemul, southern huemul, or Chilean huemul or güemul, is an endangered species of deer native to the mountains of Argentina and Chile.

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Southern elephant seal

The southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) is one of two species of elephant seals.

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Southern pudu

The southern pudu (Pudu puda, Mapudungun püdü or püdu, pudú) is a species of South American deer native to the Valdivian temperate forests of south-central Chile and adjacent Argentina.

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Southern right whale

The southern right whale (Eubalaena australis) is a baleen whale, one of three species classified as right whales belonging to the genus Eubalaena.

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Southern right whale dolphin

The southern right whale dolphin (Lissodelphis peronii) is a small and slender species of cetacean, found in cool waters of the Southern Hemisphere.

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Southern river otter

The southern river otter (Lontra provocax), or South American river otter, is an otter species that lives in the southern regions of Argentina and Chile, including parts of Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego.

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Sperm whale

The sperm whale or cachalot (Physeter macrocephalus) is the largest of the toothed whales and the largest toothed predator.

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Tacking (sailing)

Tacking or coming about is a sailing maneuver by which a sailing craft (sailing vessel, ice boat, or land yacht), whose next destination is into the wind, turns its bow toward and through the wind so that the direction from which the wind blows changes from one side of the boat to the other, allowing progress in the desired direction.

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Taitao Peninsula

The Taitao Peninsula (Spanish: Península de Taitao) is a westward-facing landmass on the south-central Pacific west coast of Chile.

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Wager Island

Wager Island (Isla Wager) is an uninhabited island in Guayaneco Archipelago, a remote part of western Patagonia.

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Windward and leeward

In geography and seamanship, windward and leeward are directions relative to the wind.

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See also

Bodies of water of Aysén Region

Gulfs of Chile

Gulfs of the Pacific Ocean

Taitao Peninsula

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_of_Penas

Also known as Golfo de Penas.