Punta Arenas
Punta Arenas (lit. Sandy Point) is the capital of Magallanes y Antártica Chilena Region and the largest city in the region. It has the 1% (about 124246 people) of the total population. It is located at comuna (municipality) of Magallanes, and geographically at Brunswich Peninsula (53° 10' S 70° 56'W).
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Sandy Point, Magallanes | |
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| Coordinates (city): 53°10′S 70°56′W / 53.167°S 70.933°WCoordinates: 53°10′S 70°56′W / 53.167°S 70.933°W | |
| Country | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile |
| Region | Template:Country data Magallanes y Antártica Chilena |
| Province | Magallanes |
| Founded as | Punta Arenas |
| Foundation | 18 December 1848 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Alcalde | Claudio Radonich (National Renewal) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 17,846.3 km2 (6,890.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 34 m (112 ft) |
| Population (2012 Census)[3] | |
| • Total | 127,454 |
| • Density | 7.14176/km2 (18.49707/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 116,005 |
| • Rural | 3,491 |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 60,616 (2002) |
| • Women | 58,880 (2002) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (CLT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST) |
| Climate | Cfc |
| Website | Official website (in Spanish) |
Images
Punta Arenas
Punta Arenas at north shore of strait of Magallanes
Strait of Magallanes at Punta Arenas
Punta Arenas Media
1920 memorial to Ferdinand Magellan in Punta Arenas, 2007
Vista de la ciudad en el mes de julio de 2014
Casa España, established in 1917 by the Spanish Society of Socorros Mutuos. It was formed between 1936 and 1938. Plaza de Armas (Muñoz Gamero Park).
Christopher Columbus Avenue, the location of the Old Machine House, built in 1890 by Croatians, 2017
Monument to Piloto Luis Pardo, a Chilean Naval Officer who led the 1916 expedition to save Sir Ernest Shackleton's crew members, stranded on Elephant Island, 2023
A Carabineros de Chile vehicle parked on Pdte. Julio A. Roca in Punta Arenas, 2023
The County of Peebles and Cavenga are used as a breakwater for the harbour at Punta Arenas, 2023
Ice breaker RV Laurence M. Gould in Punta Arenas. Punta Arenas is an important point in the supply of Antarctic bases in West Antarctica, 2006
Nao Victoria, Magellan's ship replica, in the Museo Nao Victoria Punta Arenas, 2011
Museum of Remembrance, 2010
References
- ↑ Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades (in es). Retrieved 27 January 2011.
- ↑ Municipality of Punta Arenas (in es). Retrieved 27 January 2011.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 National Statistics Institute (in es). Retrieved 27 January 2010.
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