Punta Arenas

American  

[poon-tah ah-re-nahs] / ˈpun tɑ ɑˈrɛ nɑs /

noun

1. a seaport in southern Chile, on the Strait of Magellan: the southernmost city in Chile.

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Punta Arenas British  

/ ˈpunta aˈrenas /

noun

1. Former name: Magallanes.  a port in S Chile, on the Strait of Magellan: the southernmost city in the world. Pop: 118 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

Mr Guo had allegedly submitted a plan to fly over Punta Arenas, but not beyond that, according to regional prosecutor Cristian Cristoso Rifo, as cited by CBS.

From BBC • Jul. 3, 2025

Just that morning, in fact, he had remarked to his family how Punta Arenas had gone through two days of rain, though it wasn’t cold but rather quite humid with temperatures ranging in the mid-60s.

From Salon • Aug. 23, 2024

By now, they were supposed to be well into the first leg of the three-year Life at Sea cruise, sailing from Ushuaia, Argentina, to Punta Arenas in Chilean Patagonia.

From New York Times • Jan. 17, 2024

When he heard of a bar in Punta Arenas, Chile, whose ceiling was still splintered by a bullet fired by explorer Ernest Shackleton, he had to see it.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2023

Early in 1869 Commander George Chaworth Musters of the English navy, visited Punta Arenas, en route for a journey across Patagonia with the Tehuelche Indians.

From The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia by Spears, John R.