Talcahuano

Talcahuano (tälkäwä`nō), city (1990 est. pop. 246,900), S central Chile, a port on the Pacific Ocean. On the best harbor along the Chilean coast, Talcahuano is an important naval base. It has a large fishing industry, and fish are canned and exported. It also has extensive dry-dock facilities, metallurgical plants, and petroleum refineries, and it handles the exporting of the agricultural products of the interior. Anchored in Talcahuano's harbor is the Peruvian warship Huascar, whose capture decisively established Chilean naval supremacy during the War of the Pacific (1879).

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Talcahuano

City (pop., 2002 est.: 245,000), south-central Chile. Lying on a small peninsula that forms the southwestern shore of Concepción Bay, it is a major port and the site of Chile's main naval station. It is also an important commercial, fishing, and manufacturing centre. The Peruvian ironclad Huáscar, captured by Chile during the War of the Pacific (1879), is moored in the harbour.

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Talcahuano

a port in S central Chile, near Concepción on an inlet of the Pacific: oil refinery. Pop.: 251 000 (2005 est.)