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Country: Chile

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Territory: Magallanes (XII)

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"Sandy Point" Str. of Magellan. This 1871-2 expedition was a sea voyage (East Coast US to California) around South America. They took samples from the sea floor, scooped up algae, and apparently a fern Bleachnum penna-marina [water fern]. Punta Arenas in Chile was known as Sandy point - see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punta_Arenas