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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.


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)

"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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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

Pizarro remarked how Punta Arenas, the most southerly city in the world, has been experiencing strange weather patterns.

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

In Punta Arenas, Chile, a dozen rusty Chinese squid ships were anchored a mile from port.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2023

But Punta Arenas grew from one cause that had nothing natural about it, save as some seafaring people seem to be naturally of a devilish disposition.

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

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