Toothfish, it seemed, were using the Humboldt current to make their way from Antarctica up the Chilean coast.
At the end of the colonial stage already were numerous the foreign ships that were doing the illegal trade on the Chilean coasts.
Although the Chilean coast was thinly populated, 6,000 died.
The Chilean coast has some of the best in the world.
Nothing was to be done for the ship, which was sinking slowly but would attempt to beach on the Chilean coast.
Spilbergen did not attack the Chilean coast, but sailed past it to the north.
In historical times the Chilean coast has suffered many megathrust earthquakes along this plate boundary, including the strongest earthquake ever measured.
It caused localized tsunamis that severely battered the Chilean coast, with waves up to 25 meters (82 ft).
The spawning period varies along the Chilean coast.
The Conservative governments encouraged the mining industry through the development of a rail network to the Chilean coast.