Punta Arenas
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 largest south of the 46th parallel south and the most populous southernmost city in Chile and the Americas. Due to its location, it is also the coldest coastal city with more than 100,000 inhabitants in Latin America. Punta Arenas is one of the world's most southerly ports and serves as an Antarctic gateway city. Punta Arenas is the world's southernmost city with more than 100,000 inhabitants and claims the title of southernmost city in the world, although that title is also claimed by Ushuaia in Argentina, which lies farther south but is slightly smaller than Punta Arenas.
- Country
- 🇨🇱 Chile
- Elevation
- 12 m
- Population
- 117,430
- Time zone
- America/Punta_Arenas
- Coordinates
- -53.16, -70.91
How far Punta Arenas is from other cities in Chile
- Puerto Natales193 km✈ 59 min · 🚗 3 h 13 min
- Puerto Montt1,309 km✈ 2 h 21 min · 🚗 21 h 49 min
- Concepción1,824 km✈ 2 h 58 min · 🚗 30 h 24 min
- Puente Alto2,174 km✈ 3 h 24 min · 🚗 36 h 14 min
- San Bernardo2,176 km✈ 3 h 24 min · 🚗 36 h 16 min
- Maipú2,185 km✈ 3 h 25 min · 🚗 36 h 25 min
- Peñalolén2,190 km✈ 3 h 25 min · 🚗 36 h 30 min
- Santiago2,191 km✈ 3 h 25 min · 🚗 36 h 31 min
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