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Beagle Channel

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strait of Chile and Argentina

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Location
Pacific Oceans – Atlantic Ocean
Type
Strait
Basin countries
Chile , Argentina
Max length
150 miles (240 km)
Min width
3 miles (4.8 km)
Settlements
Ushuaia , Argentina , Puerto Williams , Chile

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The Beagle Channel (Spanish: Canal del Beagle; Yahgan: Onašaga) is a strait in the Tierra del Fuego Archipelago, on the extreme southern tip of South America between Chile and Argentina. The channel separates the larger main island of Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego from various smaller islands including the islands of Picton, Lennox and Nueva; Navarino; Hoste; Londonderry; and Stewart. The channel's eastern area forms part of the border between Chile and Argentina and the western area is entirely within Chile.

The Beagle Channel, the Straits of Magellan to the north, and the open-ocean Drake Passage to the south are the three navigable passages around South America between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.

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