Bahia Isla Blanca recedes about 3 NM SE between Punta Taltal and Punta San Pedro, about 9 NM SW. The shores of the bay are rocky and there are no anchorages.
A number of white islets lie off a steep, prominent point on the SE side of the bay. Reefs extend about 0.5 NM from the SE side of the bay.
2012/12/28
Update
Joëlle
Bahia Isla Blanca s'étend à environ 3 MN au SE, entre la pointe Taltal et la pointe San Pedro, à environ 9 MN au SW. Le rivage de la baie est rocheux et il n'y a pas de mouillages.
Plusieurs îlots blancs se trouve au large d'un tombant bien visible au SE de la baie. Des récifs s'étendent à environ 0,5 MN de la côte SE de la baie.
Punta San Pedro is the S point of Isla Blanca bay. It is steep and has a conspicuous high, round hummock a short distance inland. Reefs extend about 0.5 NM from the N side of the point. The W side of the point has rocks which extend about 0.3 NM offshore.
Punta Taltal, S point of the Nuestra Senora bay, is low.
Taltal point is NE of the point.Islote Afuera, with a rock close N of it, lies on a reef which extends about 0.2 NM N from the point.
Punta Tortola, at about 3 NM SSW of punta San Pedro, has the appearance of an island, but it is joined to the shore by a low shingle spit. The summit of Punta Tortolas is steep and has several sharp peaks on it.
Punta Grande, S antofagasta, appears high and rounded when viewed from the SW. It terminates in a low steep bluff, on which are several hummocks. The point is surrounded by rocks to about 0,8 NM offshore.
Punta Ballenita is 46 m high.Tope Blanco islet, which has a white summit, lies about 1 NM W of the point.The passage between the island and the point is not recommended for navigation.