9 6 2 ▁the ▁two ▁municipal ities ▁were ▁reun ited ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁G aus dal . ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁mer ger ▁V estre ▁G aus dal ▁had ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 2 . 5 9 0 . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : Form er ▁municipal ities ▁of ▁Norway <0x0A> </s> ▁Ú lt ima ▁Es per anza ▁Sound ▁( , ▁‘ Last ▁Hope ▁Sound ’ ▁or ▁' In let ▁of ▁Last ▁Hope ') ▁is ▁an ▁in let ▁stretch ing ▁from ▁the ▁mouth ▁of ▁E ber hard ▁F j ord ▁to ▁the ▁out sk ir ts ▁of ▁Monte ▁Bal mac eda , ▁within ▁the ▁Mag all anes ▁Bas in . ▁The ▁navig ator ▁Juan ▁L adr ill ero ▁named ▁it ▁so ▁in ▁ 1 5 5 7 , ▁because ▁he ▁felt ▁it ▁was ▁this ▁direction ▁was ▁his ▁last ▁chance ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁Stra it ▁of ▁Mag ellan . ▁The ▁in let ▁ends ▁at ▁a ▁gla cier , ▁and ▁not ▁at ▁the ▁stra it . ▁ ▁This ▁in let ▁is ▁tid al , ▁and ▁dra ins ▁an ▁extensive ▁bas in . ▁It ▁receives ▁the ▁waters ▁of ▁almost ▁all ▁the ▁surface ▁waters ▁of ▁Tor res ▁del ▁Pa ine ▁National ▁Park ▁through ▁the ▁Ser rano ▁River . ▁The ▁sound ▁occup ies ▁a ▁valley ▁car ved ▁by ▁gla cial ▁action . ▁During ▁the ▁last ▁gla cial ▁period ▁gla ci ers ▁reached ▁their ▁maximum ▁extent ▁in ▁Ú lt ima ▁Es per anza ▁Sound ▁about ▁ 4 8 , 0 0 0 ▁years ▁ago . ▁▁ ▁Last ▁Hope ▁Sound ▁along