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Quitralco Fjord

Coordinates: 45°43′27.39″S 73°25′21.81″W / 45.7242750°S 73.4227250°W / -45.7242750; -73.4227250
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View of Quitralco Fjord from the Quitralco hotsprings.

Quitralco Fjord (Spanish: Estero Quitralco or Fiordo Quitralco) is a fjord in Aysén Region, Chile. The fjord from Moraleda Channel in the southwest to the Liquiñe-Ofqui Fault in the northwest.[1] Indeed, at the head of the fjord there is an underwater fault scarp of Liquiñe-Ofqui Fault.[1] Mate Grande Volcano lies a few kilometers to the northeast of the fjord's head and Mount Hudson Volcano is visible from the fjord.[1] There are hot springs along the fjord.[2] Most of the near-shore vegetation is made op of ferns and bushes.[2] Trees that grow around the fjord include Nothofagus dombeyi (coigüe) and Drimys winteri (canelo).[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c De Pascale, Gregory P.; Froude, Melanie; Penna, Ivanna; Hermanns, Reginald L.; Sepúlveda, Sergio A.; Moncada, Daniel; Persico, Mario; Easton, Gabriel; Villalobos, Angelo (March 29, 2021). "Liquiñe-Ofqui's fast slipping intra-volcanic arc crustal faulting above the subducted Chile Ridge". Scientific Reports. 11 (1): 7069. doi:10.1038/s41598-021-86413-w. hdl:11250/2755186. ISSN 2045-2322. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Estero de Quitralco". Consejo de Monumentos Nacionales de Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-06-23.

45°43′27.39″S 73°25′21.81″W / 45.7242750°S 73.4227250°W / -45.7242750; -73.4227250