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Magallanes

British  
/ maɣaˈʎanes /

noun

  1. the former name of Punta Arenas

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The warning was issued for the remote Magallanes region on the country's southern tip and parts of the Chilean Antarctic Territory.

From BBC • May 2, 2025

In a post on X, Chilean President Gabriel Boric said: "We call for evacuation of the coastline throughout the Magallanes region."

From BBC • May 2, 2025

Trash accumulates in Watts for several reasons, said George Magallanes, newly elected Councilmember Tim McOsker’s deputy district director for Watts.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2023

Ni el Gigante de Magallanes ni el Telescopio de Treinta Metros todavía recaudan suficiente dinero —2540 millones de dólares y 3700 millones de dólares, respectivamente— para cumplir sus sueños celestiales.

From New York Times • Apr. 19, 2023

It was published under the title of 'Ultimo Viage al Estrecho de Magallanes.'

From Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 by Fitzroy, Robert

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