The
Taitao Peninsula (
Spanish "Península de Taitao") is a westward projection of the mainland of
Chile, with which it is connected by the narrow
Isthmus of Ofqui, over which the natives and early missionaries were accustomed to carry their boats between the
Moraleda Channel and
Gulf of Penas. It is situated in the
Aisén Region and a part of this peninsula is located inside the boundaries of
Laguna San Rafael National Park. The
Presidente Ríos Lake, with a surface area of 352 km², lies in the middle of the peninsula. A southern incurving projection of the outer shore-line of this peninsula is known as
Tres Montes peninsula, the most southern point of which is a cape of the same name.
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