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Nihualac Channel

Coordinates: 45°1′27.36″S 74°3′11.68″W / 45.0242667°S 74.0532444°W / -45.0242667; -74.0532444
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Nihualac Channel
Nihualac Channel is located in Chile
Nihualac Channel
Nihualac Channel
LocationSouthern America
Coordinates45°1′27.36″S 74°3′11.68″W / 45.0242667°S 74.0532444°W / -45.0242667; -74.0532444
Basin countriesChile

Nihualac Channel (Spanish: Canal Nihualac) is a body of water in the Chonos Archipelago separating James and Teresa islands in the north from Melchor and Kent islands in the south. The channel has a SWW-NEE orientation. On its western end, it reaches the open Pacific Ocean while on its eastern end it connects with the north–south Moraleda Channel.

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