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    Puerto Williams (Spanish: [ˈpweɾto ˈ(ɣ)wiljams]; Spanish for "Port Williams") is a city, port and naval base on Navarino Island in Chile, and is also...
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    use this slogan: Ushuaia in Argentina as well as Punta Arenas and Puerto Williams in Chile, with the last being the absolute southernmost town by latitude...
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    Chile Flight 1069 was a passenger flight which suffered an accident at Puerto Williams Airport in Chile on February 20, 1991. The regional flight from Punta...
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    Bernabé Williams Figueroa Jr. (born September 13, 1968) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball player and current musician. He played his entire...
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    their Antarctic claims. In the 1950s, the Chilean military founded Puerto Williams. In the 1960s and 1970s, sovereignty claims by Argentina over Picton...
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    company operates a weekly Roll-on/roll-off ferry from Punta Arenas to Puerto Williams on Navarino Island, a 30-hour journey. The service is operated by the...
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    settlement at the Strait of Magellan. Puerto Williams, founded in 1953, was named for the naval commander. John Williams Wilson was born in Bristol, England...
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    Punta Arenas, and in the provincial capitals Puerto Natales, Porvenir (Spanish for "future") and Puerto Williams, one of the world's southernmost cities....
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    Puerto Toro is a hamlet on the eastern coast of Navarino Island, Chile. Puerto Toro was founded in 1892 during the Tierra del Fuego Gold Rush by Governor...
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    primarily in the communal capital, Puerto Williams, and in small settlements like Puerto Navarino, Río Guanaco and Puerto Toro. The highest point of the island...
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  • Puerto Navarino is part of Cabo de Hornos commune. It is 54km west of Puerto Williams along a gravel road. It is one of the most southerly populated places...
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  • where it is possible to visit the towns and villages of Puerto Williams, Caleta Eugenia and Puerto Toro, the southernmost human settlement in the Americas...
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    100. Its first operations were between Punta Arenas, Porvenir, Puerto Williams and Puerto Natales, with some charter operations to other cities of Chilean...
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    region, Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region (XII). The capital is Puerto Williams. The province comprises the extreme southern part of Isla Grande de...
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    1979 "25 Años de la Fundacion de Puerto Williams"" [Seal/Stamp #962: 1979 "25 Years of the Foundation of Puerto Williams"]. Chile Collector.net (in Spanish)...
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    Zañartu) (IATA: WPU, ICAO: SCGZ) is an airport serving the town of Puerto Williams on the north shore of Navarino Island in the Magallanes Region of Chile...
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    biggest settlement on the channel is Ushuaia in Argentina followed by Puerto Williams in Chile. These are amongst the southernmost settlements in the world...
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    indigenous language in Tierra del Fuego. Calderón was born in Robalo, Puerto Williams, Navarino Island, on 24 May 1928 to Juan Calderón (Akačexaninčis) and...
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    Region. The municipality of Cabo de Hornos, located in the town of Puerto Williams, also administers the Antártica commune. It is named for Cabo de Hornos...
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  • called Almirante Brown and its almost opposite to the Chilean port of Puerto Williams. Mostly a resting point for fishermen and access point to some local...
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    Puerto Rico (Spanish for 'rich port'; abbreviated PR), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is a self-governing Caribbean archipelago and island...
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    of Antarctic research stations List of Antarctic field camps Puerto Toro Puerto Williams Chilean Antarctic Territory Antártica Chilena Province Antártica...
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    Chilena Province was created, making it dependent administratively on Puerto Williams, the province capital. According to the 2002 census of the National...
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  • his voyage around Cape Horn by the Armada de Chile (Chilean Navy) at Puerto Williams Chile on March 11, 1990, as the first solo sailing canoe to successfully...
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    the southernmost point of South America, Ushuaia in Argentina and Puerto Williams in Chile. When nautical twilight lasts all night, this is also referred...
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    Hornos, whose capital is Puerto Williams; this in turn is part of Antártica Chilena Province, whose capital is also Puerto Williams. The area is part of the...
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    streets and ships of Chile, particularly to Chile's southernmost city Puerto Williams, and it is there that the prow of the Yelcho has been preserved and...
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    Magallanes have campuses in Punta Arenas and Puerto Natales as well as a university centre in Puerto Williams. University of Magallanes publishes the humanities...
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    It is managed by the municipality of Cabo de Hornos with a seat in Puerto Williams in the Tierra del Fuego archipelago (thus Antártica is the only commune...
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  • Prichard Colón (category American people of Puerto Rican descent)
    Prichard Colón Meléndez (born September 19, 1992) is an American-Puerto Rican former professional boxer, honorary WBC World Champion, and gold medal winner...
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