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Gulf of PeƱas

inlet, Chile
Also known as: Golfo de PeƱas
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Gulf of PeƱas, inlet of the southeast Pacific Ocean, southwestern Chile. It extends inland for 55 miles (89 km) and stretches about 50 miles (80 km) south from Taitao Peninsula to the Guayaneco Islands.

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