Punta Arenas, Port city in southern Chile
Punta Arenas extends along the Strait of Magellan, functioning as a strategic connection point between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans at latitude 53 degrees south.
The city evolved from a penal colony established in 1848 to become a major maritime hub for ships traversing between oceans before the Panama Canal construction.
European immigrants from Croatia, Russia, and other nations shaped the architectural landscape of Punta Arenas during the nineteenth-century maritime trade expansion.
The Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Airport connects travelers to Santiago while ferries provide transportation to Tierra del Fuego and neighboring coastal settlements.
The city maintains the Los Pingüinos Natural Monument on Magdalena Island, where thousands of Magellanic penguins gather for nesting during specific seasons.
Location: Punta Arenas
Inception: December 18, 1848
Elevation above the sea: 34 m
Website: https://puntaarenas.cl
GPS coordinates: -53.16250,-70.90806
Latest update: May 27, 2025 20:24
Photo license: CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo license: GFDL
The territories of Chile stretch from the Atacama Desert to Patagonia, featuring national parks, historic cities, lakes, and islands. The country has active volcanoes, glaciers, fjords, geysers, ancient forests, and deserts. UNESCO sites include Valparaíso, the Churches of Chiloé, Easter Island with its moai, and the mining towns of Humberstone and Sewell.
Fuerte Bulnes
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Puerto del Hambre
49.6 km
Palacio Sara Braun
68 m
Cerro Sombrero
116.6 km
Los Pingüinos Natural Monument
41.4 km
Plaza Muñoz Gamero
54 m
San Isidro lighthouse
69.3 km
Magallanes Basin
95.9 km
Magallanes National Reserve
6.6 km
Karukinka Natural Park
122.3 km
Jornadas por la Rehabilitación en Magallanes
2.8 km
Francisco Coloane Coastal and Marine Protected Area
95.2 km
Museo Regional de Magallanes
140 m
Estancia San Gregorio
87 km
Monumento natural Laguna de los Cisnes
37.4 km
Río Seco
11.9 km
Punta Delgada lighthouse
120.8 km
Penitenciaría local de Punta Arenas
155 m
Museo Municipal Fernando Cordero Rusque
38.9 km
Palacio José Montes
98 m
Magdalena Island lighthouse
35.1 km
Prefectura de Carabineros de Punta Arenas
155 m
Gendarmería de Punta Arenas
145 m
Residencia Beaulier
368 m
Phare de la baie de Porvenir
34.5 km
Punta Santa Ana Lighthouse
52.2 km
Museo Salesiano Maggiorino Borgatello
857 m
Zapador Austral
8 kmReviews
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