Gulf of Corcovado

Body of water in Los Lagos Region, Chile

Gulf of Corcovado (Spanish: Golfo de Corcovado) is a large body of water separating the Chiloé Island from the mainland of Chile. Geologically, it is a forearc basin that has been carved out by Quaternary glaciers. Most of the islands of Chiloé Archipelago are located in the gulf. The area is next to the Chiloé National Park.

In colonial times the Gulf of Corcovado was a major obstacle that prevented major contact between the Spanish settlers in Chiloé Archipelago and the southern Chonos living in the archipelagoes of Guaitecas and Chonos.^[1] In the early 17th-century, Jesuits rounded the gulf instead of crossing it when traveling south by dalcas from their base in Castro.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Urbina Burgos, Rodolfo (2007). "El pueblo chono: de vagabundo y pagano a cristiano y sedentario mestizado". Orbis incognitvs: avisos y legados del Nuevo Mundo (PDF) (in Spanish). Huelva: Universidad de Huelva. pp. 325–346. ISBN 9788496826243.

Chiloé Archipelago

Main islands

Butachauques
Caucahue
Chiloé
Coldita
Desertores¹
Guafo
Laitec
Lemuy
Quinchao
San Pedro
Tranqui

Water bodies

Cities and towns

History

Culture

Clothing	Chilote cap Chilote poncho
Architecture and art	Churches of Chiloé Chilote School of Religious Imagery Colonial fortifications Palafito
Cuisine	Chapalele Chicha de manzana Curanto Licor de oro Lloco Murtado Mate Milcao Potatoes of Chiloé
Mythology	Basilisco Chilote Caballo marino chilote Coi Coi-Vilu Caleuche Camahueto Carbunco Imbunche Pincoy Pincoya Peuchen Sirena chilota Trauco Trentren Vilu