Magellan and the Chilean Antarctic Region

The region extends across four provinces, including Última Esperanza, Magallanes, Tierra del Fuego, and Antártica Chilena, with mountains and glaciers defining its landscape.

The territory became a colonial settlement in 1853, later established as a province in 1929, and received its current regional status and boundaries in 1974.

The population of Punta Arenas includes one of the largest Croatian communities outside Croatia and maintains strong European influences through British descendants.

The region operates with the lowest poverty rates in Chile due to successful industries in sheep farming, oil extraction, and Antarctic tourism activities.

This territory manages the Chilean claim in Antarctica, making it the only administrative region in Chile that extends its jurisdiction to another continent.

Location: Chile

Capital city: Punta Arenas

Elevation above the sea: 214 m

Shares border with: Aysén Region, Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and South Atlantic Islands Province, Santa Cruz Province

Website: http://goremagallanes.cl

GPS coordinates: -53.16250,-70.92250

Latest update: May 26, 2025 19:49