Southward from the mouth of the Aisén Fjord, Moraleda Channel divides into two arms.

The channel is named after José de Moraleda y Montero, a Spanish navy officer who explored the area in the 1780s.

[1] The deepest part of the channel are situated in west of Magdalena Island.

[2] In 1985 the discovery of merluza fishing grounds in Moraleda Channel sparkled a fishing boom (boom merluzero) that led to the spontaneous growth of two new settlements; Puerto Gaviota and Puerto Gala.

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