English Narrows
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English Narrows (Spanish Angostura Inglesa) is a contracted passage in Messier Channel in the southwestern coast of Chile. Here it is only 200 yards (180 m) wide, but it presents no great difficulty or danger (excepting to very long vessels) unless a vessel goes through with the wind and tide, which should never be attempted if the wind is strong. In these narrows the tide runs 6 knots at springs.
It is 11 miles (18 km) long, from Isla Moat Island to Paso del Indio.
"MV Evangelistas" has just passed English Narrows early in the morning, a few hours into its 3 days journey from Puerto Natales, a few miles to the north, to its destination Puerto Montt. English Narrows is the narrowest way point on the course of the Navimag ferry.
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Coordinates: 48°55′00″S 74°24′30″W / 48.91667°S 74.40833°W
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