Punta Arenas


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Pun·ta A·re·nas

 (po͞on′tə ə-rĕn′əs, po͞on′tä ä-rĕ′näs)
A city of southern Chile on the Strait of Magellan. Founded in the 1840s, it is a regional transport center noted as a starting point for Antarctic expeditions.
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Punta Arenas

(Spanish ˈpunta aˈrenas )
n
(Placename) a port in S Chile, on the Strait of Magellan: the southernmost city in the world. Pop: 118 000 (2005 est). Former name: Magallanes
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Pun•ta A•re•nas

(ˈpun tɑ ɑˈrɛ nɑs)
n.
a seaport in S Chile, on the Strait of Magellan. 111,724.
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Noun1.Punta Arenas - a city in southern Chile on the Strait of MagellanPunta Arenas - a city in southern Chile on the Strait of Magellan; the southernmost city in the world
Chile, Republic of Chile - a republic in southern South America on the western slopes of the Andes on the south Pacific coast
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