River south of Laguna San Rafael, in Aysen, Chile
Map of the Isthmus of Ofqui and San Tadeo River. In red a 19th century canal project.
San Tadeo River (Spanish : Río San Tadeo ) is a river in the Isthmus of Ofqui , Aysén Region , Chile. San Tadeo River flows in a SSW direction into the Gulf of San Esteban . It drains much of the swampy Isthmus of Ofqui and the meltwater from San Quintín Glacier 's proglacial lake .
The river has historically been used as an importante lane to cross the isthmus.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] Indigenous Chono nomads, Jesuit missionaries and Spanish explorers all used the river to cross the isthmus in colonial times .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
References
^ a b Urbina Carrasco, María Ximena (2010). "La navegación por los canales australes en la Patagonia Occidental insular en los siglos coloniales: La ruta del istmo de Ofqui" [Navigation on the Austral channels in the islands of Western Patagonia during colonial centuries: The route of the isthmus of Ofqui]. Magallania (in Spanish). 38 (2): 41–67. doi :10.4067/S0718-22442010000200003 . Retrieved December 21, 2019 .
^ a b Álvarez A., Ricardo; Navarro P., Magdalena; Saavedra G., Gonzalo; Donoso C., Cristián (2015). "Referencias exploratorias sobre el lago Presidente Ríos, para sortear el Istmo de Ofqui, Península de Taitao, Región de Aysén" [Exploratory references on Presidente Ríos lake, for routes round the Ofqui Isthmus, Taitao Peninsula, Aysén Region, Chile]. Magallania (in Spanish). 43 (1): 91–101. doi :10.4067/S0718-22442015000100006 . Retrieved December 21, 2019 .
^ a b Vásquez Caballero, Ricardo Felipe (2008). "Aau, el secreto de los chono" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved January 24, 2019 .
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