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    Punta Arenas (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpunta aˈɾenas], historically known as Sandy Point in English) is the capital city of Chile's southernmost region...
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    Arena, formerly known as Punta Arena (Spanish for "Sandy Point") is a small coastal city in Mendocino County, California, United States. Point Arena is...
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    unsuitable for settlement. 80% of the population lives in the capital Punta Arenas, a major market city and one of the main hubs for Antarctic exploration...
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    The Diocese of Punta Arenas (in Latin: Dioecesis Punta Arenas) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Puerto Montt, in Chile. Its current bishop...
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  • Punta Arenas is a city in the far south of Chile. Punta Arenas may also refer to: Punta Arenas, Peru Playa Punta Arenas, a beach on Margarita Island,...
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    airline that operates charter and scheduled flights, with its base in Punta Arenas, Chile. The DAP group is a consortium formed by Aerovías DAP, AeroRescate...
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    born in Punta Arenas, Chile. María died as an infant of pulmonary ailments. María (II), Alfonso, Carlos and Herminia, also born in Punta Arenas. During...
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  • extreme ends of Chile: Antofagasta, in the Atacama desert of the north and Punta Arenas in the Patagonian region in the south. The large arrival of Croats in...
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    and personnel bound for Antarctica pass. From west to east, they are Punta Arenas, Chile; Ushuaia, Argentina; Cape Town, South Africa; Hobart, Australia;...
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    Cemetery of Punta Arenas Sara Braun is the public cemetery of the city of Punta Arenas, Chile. It is established on four hectares and is located in the...
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    Punta Arenas was founded farther north, where the Magellanic forests meet the Patagonian plains. In Tierra del Fuego, across the strait from Punta Arenas...
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  • transport company that operates Whippet in Cambridgeshire, the Ascendal Punta Arenas in southern Chile, and has a small shareholding in Hong Kong bus companies...
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    Playa Punta Arenas is the most western tip of Margarita Island. It is a fine white sand beach and home for many of the local fishermen. The fishermen's...
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    in Argentina and Paraguay, before moving to Magallanes, now known as Punta Arenas, in 1874. Educated in the public school system, Braun soon joined her...
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    to the current location of Punta Arenas, the oldest permanent settlement in Southern Patagonia. The creation of Punta Arenas was instrumental in making...
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    Magallanes and Antártica Chilena. The provincial capital is the city of Punta Arenas. Its eastern portion is located along the northern shore of the Strait...
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    Punta Arenas Zanja a Pique El Páramo Sloggett Bay Lennox Island Wollaston Islands Between 1883 and 1906 Tierra del Fuego experienced a gold rush attracting...
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    Australis – Fjords of Tierra del Fuego, Patagonia & Cape Horn, Punta Arenas – Ushuaia – Punta Arenas". Archived from the original on 5 May 2014. "Instituto Nacional...
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    Currently, three places use this slogan: Ushuaia in Argentina as well as Punta Arenas and Puerto Williams in Chile, with the last being the absolute southernmost...
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    Carlos Ibáñez) (IATA: PUQ, ICAO: SCCI) is an airport serving the city of Punta Arenas in southern Chile in the Patagonia region of South America. The airport...
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    Puerto Montt. In 1908 she was sold to the Chilean Navy and ordered to Punta Arenas as a tug and for periodic maintenance and supply of the lighthouses in...
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    island in southern Chile, part of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago and of Punta Arenas municipality, lying south west of the Brunswick Peninsula, from which...
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  • Punta Arenas, also known as Punta Arenas Condominium, is a planned community for workers in the oil industry, northern Peru. It is situated on the coastal...
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  • Punta Arenas is a barrio in the island-municipality of Vieques, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 0. Punta Arenas was in Spain's gazetteers until...
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    Cathedral Cathedral (Spanish: Catedral del Sagrado Corazón) also called Punta Arenas Cathedral and Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, is a religious building of...
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    area for parking aircraft. The Isla Rey Jorge non-directional beacon Punta Arenas(Ident: IRJ) is located 0.46 nautical miles (0.9 km) off the approach...
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    his journey's intended end. He was rescued and flown to a hospital in Punta Arenas, Chile, but had developed peritonitis, and died the following day. Henry...
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    brigades headquartered in Iquique, Antofagasta, Santiago, Puerto Montt, and Punta Arenas. The Air Force also operates an airbase on King George Island, Antarctica...
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    Vladimiro Boric Crnosija (category People from Punta Arenas)
    1973) was a Chilean cleric and bishop for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Punta Arenas. He was born to Juan (Ive) Boric and Natalia Crnosija, both Croatian...
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  • Punta Arenas Fuerte Bulnes Primera Angostura The Chilean takeover of the Strait of Magellan began in 1843 when an expedition founded Fuerte Bulnes. In...
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