Punta Arenas

Chilean city beside the Strait of Magellan

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Punta Arenas is a city in Chile located on the Strait of Magellan, a major waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. It serves as an important port and gateway to southern Chile and Antarctica, making it strategically significant for maritime trade and polar exploration.

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Demonym: puntarenensi
Population: 123403
Area: 37.62
Elevation: 34
Official website: www.puntaarenas.cl
Image: Punta Arenas - vista panorámica.jpg
Dialing code: 61

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Commons category: Punta Arenas
postal code: 6200000
P12749: Günther Kaufmann
inception: 1848-12-18

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1920 memorial to Ferdinand Magellan in Punta Arenas, 2007

Punta Arenas ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpunta aˈɾenas], historically known as Sandy Point in English) is the capital city of Chile's southernmost region, Magallanes and Antarctica Chilena. Although the city officially was renamed Magallanes in 1927, its name was changed back to Punta Arenas in 1938. The city is the largest south of the 46th parallel south and the most populous southernmost city in Chile and the Americas. Due to its location, it is also the coldest coastal city with more than 100,000 inhabitants in Latin America. Punta Arenas is one of the world's most southerly ports and serves as an Antarctic gateway city. Punta Arenas is the world's southernmost city with more than 100,000 inhabitants and claims the title of southernmost city in the world, although that title is also claimed by Ushuaia in Argentina, which lies farther south but is slightly smaller than Punta Arenas.