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Tortel Fjord (
Spanish: Fiordo de Tortel) is an inlet of the Pacific Ocean in Chile's
Aysén Region. The village of
Caleta Tortel is located at the head of
fjord. The fjord may lie in a zone of
tectonic extension.
[1] The shores of the fiord are known to freeze in
exceptionally cold winters.
[2]
References
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^ Georgieva, Viktoria; Melnick, Daniel; Schildgen, Taylor F.; Ehlers, Todd A.; Lagabrielle, Yves; Enkelmann, Eva; Strecker, Manfred R. (2016).
"Tectonic control on rock uplift, exhumation, and topography above an oceanic ridge collision: Southern Patagonian Andes (47°S), Chile" (PDF). Tectonics. 35 (6): 1317.
Bibcode:
2016Tecto..35.1317G.
doi:
10.1002/2016TC004120.
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"Temperaturas extremas en el sur de Chile provocan que el mar se congele en el fiordo de Tortel".
Emol (in Spanish). 2022-06-27. Retrieved 2022-07-04.