Punta Arenas

[poon-tah ah-re-nahs]

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

Punta Arenas

/ ˈpunta aˈrenas /

noun

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

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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.

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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.

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During its 22-month journey, the ship made only one port call, at Punta Arenas, Chile, the rest of the time staying hundreds of miles from shore.

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

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