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TALCAHUANO, or TALCAGUANO

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Originally appearing in Volume V26, Page 369 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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TALCAHUANO, or TALCAGUANO , a seaport of the See also:province of Concepci6n, See also:Chile, on the See also:bay of Concepci6n, 8 m. N.W. of the See also:city and See also:port of that name. Pop. (1895) 10,431; (1902, estimated) 13499• It is sheltered by the See also:island of Quiriquina. It has the best See also:harbour on the Pacific See also:coast of See also:South See also:America, and is one of the most important ports of See also:southern Chile, being connected by See also:rail with Concepci6n, See also:Santiago and southern Chile. Its See also:foreign See also:trade is large and steadily increasing. The Chilean See also:government has established its See also:chief See also:naval See also:depot here.

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