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Wide Channel

Inside passage of the Chilean Patagonia

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Wide Channel is an inside passage of the Chilean Patagonia. It is 38 miles (61 km) long, extending northward from the junction of Concepción Channel and Trinidad Channel, to Saumarez Island. The channel is located at 49°54′S 74°23′W / 49.900°S 74.383°W / -49.900; -74.383 (Wide Channel).

Wide Channel is flanked by precipitous mountains. The fjords Europa and Penguin open into this channel.

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