Places / South America / Chile
Punta Arenas
Visited in January 2016
At a glance
- Country
- Chile
- Region
- Punta Arenas
- Population
- 123,403
- Type
- Chilean city beside the Strait of Magellan
- Coordinates
- 53.16°S, 70.92°W
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Overview
Punta Arenas 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 world's largest south of the 46th parallel south.
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