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	Punta Arenas, Chile, Chile, Chile Things to see and do, Philip Blazdell, Punta Arenas, Punta Arenas Things to see and ...
		Punta Arenas, which lies at a southerly latitude of approximately 54° south was discovered by J. Byron in the 17th century who named it "Punta Arenosa" (Sandy Point).
		Punta Arenas lies along the western side of the Strait of Magellan between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.
		Punta Arenas is also the starting point for excursions to some of the most spectacular scenery in the world.
	www.bootsnall.com /articles/01-03/punta-arenas-chile.html (1344 words)

	Chile: Land
		The rivers of Chile are generally short and swift-flowing, rising in the well-watered Andean highlands and flowing generally west to the Pacific Ocean; the Loa and Baker rivers are the longest, but those in the central portion of the country are much more important because of their use for irrigation and power production.
		In N Chile is the southern portion of the extensive desert zone of W South America.
		N Chile, the economic mainstay of the nation, is rich in a variety of minerals, including copper, nitrates, iron, manganese, molybdenum, gold, and silver.
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/world/A0857286.html (794 words)

	Punta Arenas, Chile - Chilean Patagonia
		The capital of the province of Magallanes is Punta Arenas, which comprehends from Cordillera del Paine on the north to Cape Horn on the south.
		Punta Arenas is by the Strait of Magellan, in Brunswich peninsula, and was once called "Sandy Point" by J. Byron, who discovered it in the XVII century.
		Punta Arenas is the continental city farthest south in the world, and a supply port for the developing bioceanic traffic.
	www.interpatagonia.com /puntaarenas/index_i.html (232 words)

	Chile - Punta Arenas
		Punta Arenas is the southernmost city on Earth, overlooking the Straits of Magellan.
		Punta Arenas enjoyed its first great boom during the California Gold Rush, when it served as a haven for great clipper ships.
		From Punta Arenas, it is an easy day trip to the pinguineros, the nearby penguin settlements and the Parque Nacional Torres del Paine, which provides the perfect introduction to Chilean Antarctica.
	www.geographia.com /chile/puntaarenas.htm (332 words)

	UFO Seen Over Punta Arenas, Chile
		Alfredo Vera, correspondent for Radio Polar, managed to take photos of the object from the Soñadores lookout over the city, where a large number of people had gathered to watch the strange object and its irregular movements, which were foreign to those of any known object.
		It should be noted that the Magallanes Region and the city of Punta Arenas have been the site of important UFO-related events, the most significant being the one of June 1968, when two pilots of Aerolineas Argentinas witnessed a "flying saucer" over Punta Arenas.
		This sighting in Chile's southern regions can be added to others reported in the country in recent days, such as the one over the cities of Lanco and Petrohue on June 15, and the incredible Ovalle sighting on the 19th of this month.
	www.rense.com /general54/cce.htm (294 words)

	Punta Arenas, Chile : Side Trips \| Frommers.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		In 1993, the Chilean ambassador José Miguel Barros found the plan for Rey Felipe in the library of the Institute of France in Paris, and it is the oldest known document of urban history in Chile.
		One of the highlights of a visit to Punta Arenas is a trip to the penguin colonies at Seno Otway or Isla Magdalena.
		The trip can be done as a 7-night, 8-day round-trip journey; a 4-night one-way from Punta Arenas; or a 3-night one-way journey from Ushuaia.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/puntaarenaschile/2351010011.html (1325 words)

	Punta Arenas Hostels - Cheap Accommodation in Punta Arenas, Chile
		We have 7 hostels in Punta Arenas, all of which offer superb accommodation in Punta Arenas and offer fantastic room rates.
		We believe that Blue House is one of a kind in Punta Arenas and is the safest, cleanest, most popular and most economical hostel in...
		Accommodation Description: Hostal Maipu is situated in the striking town of Punta Arenas, on the same street, in the middle of the Barrio Croata (The Croatian Neighborhood),...
	www.kasbah.com /hostels/punta-arenas-chile.htm (720 words)

	Pan-American Highway - MSN Encarta
		In South America the highway follows the western coast of the continent to Santiago, Chile, turning east across the Andes to Buenos Aires, Argentina.
		The Simón Bolívar Highway forms an important northern branch of the highway system, connecting the Atlantic port of La Guaira, near Caracas, Venezuela, with Bogotá, Colombia.
		Other new highways will reach Punta Arenas, Chile, on the Strait of Magellan, and Ushuaia, Argentina, near the southern tip of South America, in Tierra del Fuego.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761568725/Pan_American_Highway.html (324 words)

	PUNTA ARENAS
		Just one detail to add to what may be observed in Chilean Patagonia (Magellan area), a land of striking contrasts, with glaciers that were formed at the time the Egyptian pyramids were built, and islands located at the far edges of civilization in an icy and savage natural environment.
		A lot of islands, canals and fiords are found in this spot in Chile, an area that was formerly home to four ethnic groups: the Aonikent, who would later be known as the "Patagones" or "Tehuelches"; the Selknam or "Onas", the Kaweskar or "Alakalufes" and the Vamana, who settled in Cape Horn.
		In Chilean Patagonia, the city of Punta Arenas is a wayside stop for scientists and tourists wanting to reach the Antarctic, the so-called "White Continent".
	www.enjoy-chile.org /punta-arenas-chile-punta-arenas.php (340 words)

	Punta Arenas, Chile News - Topix
		CHILE'S ONA INDIGENOUS POPULATION NOT SO "PRIMITIVE" AFTER ALL Finnish Documentary Questions Popular Conception of Southern Indigenous Group A Finnish documentary being screened in Punta Arenas this week is...
		Near the bottom of the earth geographically, the town of Punta Arenas, Chile, would be at "the ends of the earth," as Acts 1:8 would describe it.
		I edit the Punta Arenas, Chile News pages on Topix when no humans are available to help.
	www.topix.net /cl/punta-arenas (622 words)

	Patagonia \| Chile \| Punta Arenas \| discover patagonia with us \| Torres del Paine Tierra del Fuego
		The Park covers the whole Northern Ice Fields (440.000 Hectares), a place where some of the most important glaciers are originated: San Quintín, San Valentín and San Rafael.
		Punta Arenas, the capital of the Magallanes region, sits alongside the Straits of Magellan at a southern latitude of approximately 54º south.
		The Penguin Colony is located 65 kilometers north of Punta Arenas on Seno Otway (Otway Inlet), along the northwest of the Brunswick Peninsula.
	www.chileaustral.com (441 words)

	Hotels in Punta Arenas, Lodging Reservation - Chile Contact
		The city of Punta Arenas is the capital of the region of Magallanes, the city is located on the banks of the straight of Magallanes on Brunswick peninsula.
		Anciently called Punta Arenosa, a literal translation of the English name "Sandy Point" named by J. Byron in the 17th Century.
		Here you can make Internet reservations for over 500 hotels of Chile, with information, discount prices, descriptions and pictures of hotels in Punta Arenas.
	www.chilecontact.com /hotels-puntarenas.html (82 words)

	Cheap flights to Punta Arenas, Chile - Find the cheapest flights to Punta Arenas, Chile
		He had raging rivers, sprawling glaciers, valleys and soaring mountains, snow-capped volcanoes, sparkling lakes, beautiful forests and deserts, icy fjords and sandy beaches.
		Rather than let all this beauty go to waste, he put them together in a remote part of the world, and so Chile was born.
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	→ Current time in Punta Arenas
		Data about Punta Arenas, Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena, Chile:
		Latitude is 53° 00’ S. Longitude is 70° 51’ W. Located in Chile Time zone.
		The 5 digit city code for Punta Arenas is CLPUQ.
	www.timegenie.com /city.time/clpuq (535 words)

	Blue House I Punta Arenas Chile - Hostel Reviews & Ratings
		The average rating is displayed for each category and reviews can be read by clicking the link under the 'Hostel Ratings' panel.
		Blue House Hostel is located in the heart of the town and has a warm, homely atmosphere.
		Blue House I in Punta Arenas, Chile, South America
	www.hostelworld.com /hosteldetails.php/BlueHouseI-PuntaArenas-7072 (257 words)

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	Marathon & Beyond -- The web site for marathoners and ultrarunners.
		I left Cheyenne, Wyoming, on December 28 and arrived in Punta Arenas, Chile, the next day.
		Unfortunately, I had to wait in Punta Arenas for five days until the weather was suitable for the C-130 Hercules to fly to Patriot Hills.
		It wouldn’t be until January 2, 2002, at the airport in Punta Arenas, Chile, that we would meet in person for the first time.
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