Port of Puerto Natales
Puerto Natales is an open-roadstead anchorage in Chile, registered under the UN/LOCODE code CLPNT.
This is a directory stub generated from the UN/LOCODE registry; a fuller write-up has not yet been added.
Port characteristics
- Size / type
- Very small, Open roadstead
- Shelter
- Poor
- Entrance restrictions
- Affected by ice
- Charted depths
- Anchorage23.2+ m (76+ ft)
- Cargo pier7.9–9.1 m (26–30 ft)
- Terminal infrastructure
- Cargo handlingCargo pier charted (7.9–9.1 m (26–30 ft))
Container-terminal handling is not classified by the WPI dataset, so this entry does not infer it.
- Mean tidal range
- 0 m
Facilities and services
The port requires an ETA message. Pilotage is compulsory and available with local assistance. Pratique and other quarantine services are available. Communications include radio. Cargo can be worked at wharves and anchor.
Supplies on offer include water.
Notes and references
- NGA Pub. 150, World Port Index, 27th ed. (2019), index no. 14190, Pub. 125, chart 22420. Port characteristics are historical reference data; verify current depths, restrictions, facilities, and services with official notices.
- NGA World Port Index database (WPI.mdb), 2019. Facilities and services data.
- Record status: WPI-classified port.