Patagonian Expedition Race
Location Guide - Beagle Channel
Will Gray (PER) / 21.02.2012
Now the teams are racing through the Darwin Range, find out what they will find when they come out the other side ...
This narrow channel threads its way through the mountainous Tierra del Fuego archipelago – and its wild fjordland scenery is unforgettable.
Along with the Strait of Magellan and the Drake Passage further south, this is one of only three navigable natural passages between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans but it is so narrow it is never used for commercial shipping.
That means this 240km route, which is named after Charles Darwin’s ship HMS Beagle and is a maximum of 5km wide, remains an isolated and often bleak place, perfect for the finish of ‘the Last Wild Race’.
This year the teams meet the channel opposite the Isla Navarino, a location the 2010 event travelled to and one famous for the Dientes de Navarino, where you can find some of the southernmost trekking on the planet.
This year, teams will stick to the northern coastline, however, as they explore the picturesque setting alongside fjords and large, pristine glaciers before reaching the impressive 200m high glacier at the finish.
[Click here to learn more about this region]
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