Punta Saliente (30°01'S., 71°26'W.), about 4 miles SW of the entrance to Bahia Herradura de Guayacan, is low and rocky. The land behind the point rises gradually until it joins a chain of high hills to the E. Foul ground surrounds the point, particularly on its S side. Two submerged rocks, on which breakers have been seen, lie about 0.3 mile off the point. Caution must be taken in foggy weather not to mistake Punta Saliente for Punta Tortuga, on the NW side of Peninsula de Coquimbo.

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