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"Punta Arenas , city (1990 est. pop. 120,000), capital of Magallanes y La
Antartica Chilena region, in Tierra del Fuego, 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."
Description from
Infoplease.com
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