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

She journeys to Chile’s remote Punta Arenas, home to the scenic Sara Braun Municipal Cemetery, a profusion of pruned cypress trees and a statue of an Unknown Indian.

From Los Angeles Times

Authorities said he submitted a plan to fly over Punta Arenas, but not beyond that, according to CBS News, the BBC's US partner.

From BBC

Mr Guo's small Cessna 182 aircraft took off from the city of Punta Arenas, near the southernmost point of Chile, and flew to the island off the Atlantic coast, which is claimed by Chile.

From BBC

The pair had just crossed Eagle Bay - down the coast from Punta Arenas, Chile's southernmost city - when he heard a crash behind him.

From BBC

Back in Punta Arenas, I caught up with Juan Francisco Pizarro, a government biologist, who was inclined to believe Mylodon succumbed to both hunting and climate pressures.

From Salon