BAHÍA INÚTIL

BAHÍA INÚTIL, Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego, Chile.

O nome desta baía, na costa ocidental da Terra do Fogo, foi dado pelo comandante da Marinha Real Britânica Phillip Parker King, chamando-lhe em inglês Useless Bay: «Como não permite ancoradouro nem abrigo, nem qualquer outra vantagem para o navegador, demos-lhe o nome de Baía Inútil.»

- In "Voyages of the Adventure and Beagle", 1839:

«As it affords neither anchorage nor shelter, nor any other advantage for the navigator, we have named it Useless Bay. It was too much exposed to the prevailing winds to allow of our landing to examine the country, and its productions, or to communicate with the Indians; and as there was not much likelihood of finding anything of novel character, we lost no time in retreating from so exposed a place.»