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Punta Arenas (p  n`tä ärā`näs), city (1990 est. pop. 120,000), capital of Magallanes y La Antartica Chilena region, in Tierra del Fuego Tierra del Fuego (tyĕ`rä dĕl fwā`gō), [Span...... Click the link for more information. , S Chile, the only city on the Strait of Magellan and the world's southernmost city. Punta Arenas was founded in 1849 to maintain Chile's claim to the strait. Until the building of the Panama Canal, Punta Arenas was a busy coaling station and has since been an important center for export of Patagonian wool and mutton. It also exports oil from nearby oil fields. Punta Arenas, which is popular with tourists in spite of a long rainy season, has a notable museum. |
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Sean Loutitt and First Officer Mark Cary repositioned the aircraft during five long flights from Calgary to Punta Arenas, Chile, then to the British Antarctic Survey base at Rothera. The next stop is on the other side of the cape in Punta Arenas, Chile, before a cruise through the scenic Chilean fjords. According to Zofri, 44% of the used cars that arrive in Iquique end up in Paraguay; 28% go to the duty-free zone of Punta Arenas in the extreme southern tip of Chile; 9% go to Brazil, and 5% to Bolivia. |
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