[3], Coordinates: 9°58′N 84°50′W / 9.967°N 84.833°W / 9.967; -84.833. Caldera was more appropriate site for larger ships, and actually was the first port site used since 1522. With 1382033,5 km2 and over 131.067 inhabitants, the Magellian Region Capital is the main urban center in the region, having only a 20% of rural population. A total of 30 countries (as of October 2006), all signatory to the Antarctic Treaty, operate seasonal (summer) or year-round research stations on the continent and on its surrounding islands. Weather: Cold moderate rainy weather, without dry season but with microclimates.
Puntarenas is generally hotter than the Costa Rican Central Valley, with daytime highs ranging from 30 to 35 °C (86 to 95 °F) in the coldest/hottest months, respectively. Torres del Paine - Perito Moreno - Glaciers. In August 1914, the traffic through Panamá channel is liberated, and so the route through Punta Arenas becomes the cheapest, shortest, and safest voyage through the south of the continent. Top Places to Visit in Punta Arenas, Chile: See Tripadvisor's 14,679 traveller reviews and photos of Punta Arenas attractions. Disclaimer Demographic data shown in this section was gathered from the 2018 American Community Survey and is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed. It is also a possible stopover point for the tourist destination Monteverde, to the northwest. The city's major football teams are Second Division sides Puntarenas F.C., who have played many season at the highest level, and Jacó Rays. (Click on XII Region and then on Punta Arenas), https://www.lanacion.com.ar/el-mundo/una-localidad-chilena-le-roba-ushuaia-etiqueta-nid2252719, https://www.clarin.com/viajes/ushuaia-perdio-titulo-ciudad-austral-mundo_0_aYQmqaR4Q.html, https://www.biobiochile.cl/noticias/nacional/region-de-magallanes/2019/05/30/argentinos-admiten-derrota-reconocen-a-puerto-williams-como-la-ciudad-mas-austral-del-mundo.shtml, http://edant.clarin.com/diario/1998/06/30/e-04801d.htm, "Vida al fin del mundo: Una familia chilena haciendo soberanía en Cabo de Hornos", http://www.thisischile.cl/1116/2/249/puerto-williams,-the-southernmost-town-in-the-world/Article.aspx, "INDEC (Argentine Ministry of Economics) 2010 Census results", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Southernmost_settlements&oldid=957760797#Southernmost_city, Articles with dead external links from May 2018, Articles with permanently dead external links, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 20 May 2020, at 12:22. Chile Area and Population Density.

Puntarenas (Spanish pronunciation: [puntaˈɾenas]; is a district in the Puntarenas canton of Puntarenas Province, on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. Find out first the best deals on tours, hotels and more! Puntarenas was discovered by Gil González Dávila in 1522. In 1845 the Congress of the Republic declared Puntarenas a duty-free port (with the exception of Cognac and hard liquor). Activities: Hiking, horseback riding, bird watch, scuba diving, buggy, sport hunting, canoe, bicycle riding, mountainbike, mountain ski, sea kayak, sailing, swimming, flora and fauna contemplation, photography. +56 (2) 2570 8620 The annual media rain is 450 milimiters. The southernmost city in the world is mainly a slogan used for tourism to attract visitors to a city as well as the tourists headed for Antarctica. Chile’s southernmost city, Punta Arenas, a wind-bitten port of nearly 130,000 on the Strait of Magellan, is jostling for position as gateway city to the Antarctic. Surroundings: Froward Cape, Punta Arenas cementery, de la Cruz Hill, Pali-Aike cave, El Salto, Magellian Strait, San Isidro lighthouse, Bulnes Fortress, Pali-Aike National Park, Punta Arenas, Magallanes National Reserve, Otway Inlet. [citation needed] Its Pacific Ocean beaches attract many tourists, especially surfers. The three contending cities are from north to south: This is a list of the all settlements south of the 45th parallel south with over 1,000 permanent inhabitants. Punta Arenas, population: 130,136), literally in Spanish: "Sands Point", is the oldest and largest city in Southern Patagonia, at the Strait of Magellan and the capital of the Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region. Know Punta Arenas. Perfect place to enjoy the urban centers activities. McMurdo Station is the largest with an average population of 1200. [24], The full list is available at: Images, from top down, left to right: the Port Laborer Monument, Tourists Pass Avenue, The Cathedral within Central Park, Puntarenas temperatures from Climatezone.com, "Climatological Information for Puntarenas, Costa Rica", www.radiopuntarenas.net La Radio Digital de Puntarenas, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Puntarenas&oldid=965390946, Short description is different from Wikidata, Pages using infobox settlement with bad settlement type, Pages using infobox settlement with possible nickname list, Articles with Spanish-language sources (es), Articles with unsourced statements from February 2011, Wikipedia articles with WorldCat identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Source 1: World Meteorological Organization, This page was last edited on 1 July 2020, at 01:47.