PUB. 125 SAILING DIRECTIONS (ENROUTE) ★ WEST COAST OF SOUTH AMERICA ★ Prepared and published by the NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY Bethesda, Maryland © COPYRIGHT 2004 BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT NO COPYRIGHT CLAIMED UNDER TITLE 17 U.S.C. 2004 EIGHTH EDITION For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Internet: http://bookstore.gpo.gov Phone: toll free (866) 512-1800; DC area (202) 512-1800 Fax: (202) 512-2250 Mail Stop: SSOP, Washington, DC 20402-0001 Preface 0.0 Pub. 125, Sailing Directions (Enroute) West Coast of South for every influence tending to cause deviation from such track, America, Eighth Edition, 2004, is issued for use in con- and navigate so that the designated course is continuously junction with Pub. 120, Sailing Directions (Planning Guide) being made good. Pacific Ocean and Southeast Asia. Companion volumes are 0.0 Currents.—Current directions are the true directions toward Pubs. 126 and 127. which currents set. 0.0 This publication has been corrected to 24 April 2004, 0.0 Dangers.—As a rule outer dangers are fully described, but including Notice to Mariners No. 17 of 2004. inner dangers which are well-charted are, for the most part, omitted. Numerous offshore dangers, grouped together, are Explanatory Remarks mentioned only in general terms. Dangers adjacent to a coastal passage or fairway are described. 0.0 Sailing Directions are published by the National Geospatial- 0.0 Distances.—Distances are expressed in nautical miles of 1 Intelligence Agency (NGA), under the authority of Department minute of latitude. Distances of less than 1 mile are expressed of Defense Directive 5105.40, dated 12 December 1988, and in meters, or tenths of miles. pursuant to the authority contained in U. S. Code Title 10, 0.0 Geographic Names.—Geographic names are generally Sections 2791 and 2792 and Title 44, Section 1336. Sailing those used by the nation having sovereignty. Names in paren- Directions, covering the harbors, coasts, and waters of the theses following another name are alternate names that may world, provide information that cannot be shown graphically appear on some charts. In general, alternate names are quoted on nautical charts and is not readily available elsewhere. only in the principal description of the place. Diacritical marks, 0.0 Sailing Directions (Enroute) include detailed coastal and such as accents, cedillas, and circumflexes, which are related to port approach information which supplements the largest scale specific letters in certain foreign languages, are not used in the chart produced by the National Geospatial-Intelligence interest of typographical simplicity. Geographic names or their Agency. This publication is divided into geographic areas spellings do not necessarily reflect recognition of the political called “Sectors.” status of an area by the United States Government. 0.0 Bearings.—Bearings are true, and are expressed in degrees 0.0 Heights.—Heights are referred to the plane of reference from 000˚ (north) to 360˚, measured clockwise. General used for that purpose on the charts and are expressed in meters. bearings are expressed by initial letters of points of the com- 0.0 Index-Gazetteer.—Navigational features and place-names pass (e.g. N, NNE, NE, etc.). Adjective and adverb endings are listed alphabetically in the back of the book. The approxi- have been discarded. Wherever precise bearings are intended mate position, along with the Sector and paragraph numbers degrees are used. (e.g. 1.1), facilitate location in the text. 0.0 Coastal Features.—It is assumed that the majority of ships 0.0 Internet Links.—This publication provides internet links to have radar. Available coastal descriptions and views, useful for web sites concerned with maritime navigational safety, includ- radar and visual piloting are included in geographic sequence ing but not limited to, Federal government sites, foreign Hy- in each Sector. drographic Offices, and foreign public/private port facilities. 0.0 Corrective Information.—Corrective information and other NGA makes no claims, promises, or guarantees concerning the comments about this publication can be forwarded to NGA, as accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the web follows: sites and expressly disclaims any liability for errors and omis- 0.0 1. Mailing address: sions of these web sites. 0.0Maritime Safety Information Division 0.0 Light and Fog Signals.—Lights and fog signals are not de- 0.0National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency scribed, and light sectors are not usually defined. 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Publication No. 117 Radio Navigational 0.0NGA Maritime Safety Information Division Website Aids and NOAA Publication, Selected Worldwide Marine (PDUs) Broadcasts, should be consulted. http://164.214.12.145/sdr 0.0 Sales.—For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. 0.0 Government Printing Office, Mail Stop: SSOP, Washington, 0.0 Courses.—Courses are true, and are expressed in the same DC 20402-0001. Phone: toll free (866) 512-1800, DC area manner as bearings. The directives “steer” and “make good” a (202) 512-1800. course mean, without exception, to proceed from a point of origin along a track having the identical meridianal angle as the 0.0GPO Bookstore Website designated course. Vessels following the directives must allow http://bookstore.gpo.gov Pub. 125 III 0.0 Soundings.—Soundings are referred to the datum of the charts and are expressed in meters. 0.0 Special Warnings.—A Special Warning may be in force for 0.0Reference List the geographic area covered by this publication. Special Warnings are printed in the weekly Notice to Mariners upon 0.0 The principal sources examined in the preparation of this promulgation and are reprinted annually in Notice to Mariners publication were: No. 1. A listing of Special Warnings currently in force is 0.0 British Hydrographic Department Sailing Directions. printed in each weekly Notice to Mariners, Section III, Broad- 0.0 Chilean Sailing Directions. cast Warnings, along with the notice number of promulgation. 0.0 Ecuadorian Sailing Directions. Special Warnings are also available on the Maritime Safety 0.0 Various port handbooks. Information Division website. 0.0 Reports from United States naval and merchant vessels and various shipping companies. 0.0NGA Maritime Safety Information Division Website 0.0 Other U.S. Government publications, reports, and docu- (Special Warnings) ments. http://164.214.12.145warn/warn_j_query.html 0.0 Charts, light lists, tide and current tables, and other docu- ments in possession of the Agency. 0.0 Wind Directions.—Wind directions are the true directions from which winds blow. IV Pub. 125 Contents How to Keep this Book Corrected . II Preface. III Chartlet—Sector Limits . VII Conversion Tables. VIII Sailing Directions Information and Suggestion Sheet . IX Abbreviations . XI Sector 1 West Coast of South America—Off-lying Islands and Dangers . 1 Sector 2 Coasts of Colombia and Ecuador . 11 Sector 3 Coast of Peru . 29 Sector 4 Chile—Arica to Punta Lengua de Vaca . 57 Sector 5 Chile—Punta Lengua de Vaca to Cabo Quedal . 89 Sector 6 Chile—Cabo Quedal to Cabo Tres Montes, including the West Coast of Isla de Chiloe and the Archipelago de los Chonos . 113 Sector 7 Chile—Waters East of the Archipelago Chiloe and the Archipelago de los Chonos . 129 Sector 8 Chile—Cabo Tres Montes to Estrecho de Magallanes, including the Patagonian Channels . 161 Sector 9 Coasts of Chile and Argentina South of Estrecho de Magallanes and Tierra del Fuego . 191 Glossary . 207 Pub. 125 V 0.0SECTOR LIMITS — PUB. 125 Pub. 125 VII Conversion Tables Feet to Meters Feet0123456789 0 0.00 0.30 0.61 0.91 1.22 1.52 1.83 2.13 2.44 2.74 10 3.05 3.35 3.66 3.96 4.27 4.57 4.88 5.18 5.49 5.79 20 6.10 6.40 6.71 7.01 7.32 7.62 7.92 8.23 8.53 8.84 30 9.14 9.45 9.75 10.06 10.36 10.67 10.97 11.28 11.58 11.89 40 12.19 12.50 12.80 13.11 13.41 13.72 14.02 14.33 14.63 14.93 50 15.24 15.54 15.85 16.15 16.46 16.76 17.07 17.37 17.68 17.98 60 18.29 18.59 18.90 19.20 19.51 19.81 20.12 20.42 20.73 21.03 70 21.34 21.64 21.95 22.25 22.55 22.86 23.16 23.47 23.77 24.08 80 24.38 24.69 24.99 25.30 25.60 25.91 26.21 26.52 26.82 27.13 90 27.43 27.74 28.04 28.35 28.65 28.96 29.26 29.57 29.87 30.17 Fathoms to Meters Fathoms 0123456789 0 0.00 1.83 3.66 5.49 7.32 9.14 10.97 12.80 14.63 16.46 10 18.29 20.12 21.95 23.77 25.60 27.43 29.26 31.09 32.92 34.75 20 36.58 38.40 40.23 42.06 43.89 45.72 47.55 49.38 51.21 53.03 30 54.86 56.69 58.52 60.35 62.18 64.01 65.84 67.67 69.49 71.32 40 73.15 74.98 76.81 78.64 80.47 82.30 84.12 85.95 87.78 89.61 50 91.44 93.27 95.10