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Quitralco Fjord
Fjord in Aysén Region, Chile From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Quitralco Fjord (Spanish: Estero Quitralco or Fiordo Quitralco) is a fjord in Aysén Region, Chile. The fjord from Moraleda Channel in the southwest to the Liquiñe-Ofqui Fault in the northwest.[1] Indeed, at the head of the fjord there is an underwater fault scarp of Liquiñe-Ofqui Fault.[1] Mate Grande Volcano lies a few kilometers to the northeast of the fjord's head and Mount Hudson Volcano is visible from the fjord.[1] There are hot springs along the fjord.[2] Most of the near-shore vegetation is made op of ferns and bushes.[2] Trees that grow around the fjord include Nothofagus dombeyi (coigüe) and Drimys winteri (canelo).[2]

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