Punta Arenas
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| Elevation | 34 |
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| Area code | 5661 |
| Climate | Cfc |
| Population | 124,169 (2017) |
| Local time | Monday 12. 24 |
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| ID | 587280 |
About Punta Arenas
Punta Arenas is a city near the tip of Chile's southernmost Patagonia region. Located on the Strait of Magellan, which connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, it's often used as base for excursions to the surrounding wilderness and Antarctica. The Plaza Muñoz Gamero has a memorial to explorer Ferdinand Magellan, and the Museo Nao Victoria features a replica of one of his galleons.
Chile missing C-130 plane: Floating debris found
... What is known about its route? The plane was en route from Chile s southern city of Punta Arenas to the country s Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva base in the Antarctic...
Chilean military plane 'disappears' with 38 aboard
... The C-130 Hercules transport aircraft took off from Punta Arenas at 16:55 local time (19:55 GMT), and operators lost contact at 18:13 (21:13)...
Chile protests: cost-of-living protests take deadly toll
... a state of emergency be applied, Antofagasta, Valparaíso, Valdivia, Chillán, Talca, Temuco and Punta Arenas, which allow the authorities to the people to restrict the freedom of movement and their right to freedom of Assembly...
Chile protests: Three killed in supermarket fire, as the clashes continue
... demonstrators on Saturday despite the military deployment protests were also reported in the cities of Concepcion, Rancagua, Punta Arenas, Valparaiso, Iquique, Antofagasta and Quillota and Talca, according to the newspaper El Mercurio...
