- Bay of Concepción
The Bay of Concepción is a natural bay, on the coast of the Province of Concepción in the
Biobío Region ofChile . Within the Bay of Conception they are many of the most important ports of the region and the country, among themPenco ,Talcahuano ,Lirquén , etc.Quiriquina Island , located to the north in the mouth of the bay provides a windbreak. The island makes two entrances to the bay:
* Boca Chica, between Quriquina Island and the Peninsula of Tumbes, that measures 2 km wide and in its narrower part 1500 meters, with rompientes to the sides and although water depth is 15 meters, the passage of large ships is reduced to 400 meters [ Espinoza, Enrique; 1897. Geografía Descriptiva de la República de Chile. Cuarta edición, Imprenta y encuadernación Barcelona, Santiago, Chile. ] .
* Boca Grande, has 5 km wide, with depths of 35 meters, which makes it easy and comodious [ Espinoza, Enrique; 1897. Geografía Descriptiva de la República de Chile. Cuarta edición, Imprenta y encuadernación Barcelona, Santiago, Chile. ] .The sector of the bay where the Port of Talcahuano is located is known as the Bay of Talcahuano, and is protected by the Peninsula of Tumbes and Quiriquina Island [ Espinoza, Enrique; 1897. Geografía Descriptiva de la República de Chile. Cuarta edición, Imprenta y encuadernación Barcelona, Santiago, Chile. ] .
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