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The Servicio Hidrográfico y Oceanográfico de la Armada de Chile (SHOA, Spanish for Hydrological and Oceanographic Service of the Chilean Navy) is an agency of the Chilean Navy managing situations dealing with hydrology and oceanography including tides and tsunamis. SHOA is also the official Chilean government timekeeper. [17]
SHOA or Servicio Hidrográfico y Oceanográfico de la Armada de Chile (Spanish for Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service of the Chilean Navy) is an agency of the Chilean Navy managing situations dealing with hydrography and oceanography, including tides and tsunamis . SHOA has faced severe criticism after the 2010 Chile earthquake, the largest ...
This article lists the commanders-in-chief of the Chilean Navy. The Chilean Navy ( Spanish: Armada de Chile) is the naval force of Chile. The Chilean Navy dates back to 1817. The current Commander-in-Chief is Admiral Juan Andrés de la Maza Larrain. He was appointed by former President Sebastian Piñera on 18 June 2021.
Population. 133,902. Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego ( English: Big Island of the Land of Fire) also formerly Isla de Xátiva [1] is an island near the southern tip of South America from which it is separated by the Strait of Magellan. The western portion (61.4%) of the island (29,484.7 km 2 (11,384.1 sq mi)) is in Chile ( Province of Tierra ...
In 2021, 2 more units were received from the USAF, with a third unit being contemplated. [9] Originally 4 units received since March 1995; 2 C-212-200 and 2 C-212-300. [11] 4 units received in 2001. [12] 4 aircraft in total; the first acquired in 2005, the second in 2015, the third in 2020 and the fourth in 2021.
The Order of Merit of Chile ( Spanish: Orden al Mérito de Chile) was established in 1906, as a successor order to the Legion of Merit, to 'reward outstanding civil service to the Republic of Chile provided by foreign nationals'. The order is governed by the Council of the Order of Merit of Chile. The President of Chile is the Chair of the council.
Sarmiento Channel on the east side of Piazzi Island. Sarmiento Channel is a principal Patagonia channel, which extends in a north–south direction. It begins with the Guia Narrows ( Angostura Guía) and is located in Magallanes y Antártica Chilena Region. The kawésqar people sailed its waters from around 6,000 years ago until end of 20th ...
On 18 September 1857, the first lighthouse in Chile, the "Faro Angeles", was inaugurated in Valparaíso . In 1867, the Dane Enrique Siemsen was appointed chief of the "Servicio de Faros". He built the Faro Corona in Ancud, Punta Caldera in Atacama, Punta Tortugas in Coquimbo, Isla Quiriquina in Quiriquina, Punta Galera and Punta Niebla in Corral.