Bahia del Carnero
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Bahía del Carnero is a cove with little shelter on the coast of the Arauco Province
, Biobío Region, Chile
to the south of the Punta de Lavapié and north of Lebu
at 37° 25' S. At its northern end it contains the mouth of Caleta Yani (Yani Creek)37°22′17.54"S 73°39′58.96"W and at the southern end, the Caleta Ranquil where it is protected by the promontory of Millonhue. Its coast is low and little forested, and drains the Quiapo River
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It was given its name by the crew of the ship of the expedition of Francisco de Camargo, that visited it in March 1540, and obtained from the Indians there a "sheep", the name they gave to the chillihueque or domesticated guanaco. The Mapudungun
name of this cove was Alauquén, from av, "end", and lauquen, "the sea".
Arauco Province
Arauco Province is one of four provinces of the Chilean region of Biobío . It spans a coastal area of just south of the mouth of the Biobío River, the traditional demarcation between the nation's major natural regions, Zona Central and Zona Sur...
, Biobío Region, Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
to the south of the Punta de Lavapié and north of Lebu
Lebu, Chile
Lebu is a port city and commune in central Chile administered by the Municipality of Lebu. Lebu is also the capital of Arauco Province in Bío-Bío Region...
at 37° 25' S. At its northern end it contains the mouth of Caleta Yani (Yani Creek)37°22′17.54"S 73°39′58.96"W and at the southern end, the Caleta Ranquil where it is protected by the promontory of Millonhue. Its coast is low and little forested, and drains the Quiapo River
Quiapo River
Quiapo River is a short river of small volume that is in Arauco Province near its coast. Its headwaters are formed at the junction of two steams at the heights of Quiapo. These streams arise in the forested heights to the north and east some kilometers south of Arauco. It flows into the Bahia...
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It was given its name by the crew of the ship of the expedition of Francisco de Camargo, that visited it in March 1540, and obtained from the Indians there a "sheep", the name they gave to the chillihueque or domesticated guanaco. The Mapudungun
Mapudungun
The Mapuche language, Mapudungun is a language isolate spoken in south-central Chile and west central Argentina by the Mapuche people. It is also spelled Mapuzugun and sometimes called Mapudungu or Araucanian...
name of this cove was Alauquén, from av, "end", and lauquen, "the sea".