150 miles, as the crow flies.
Yes. All the time.
The closest "city" to the South Pole (Antarctica) would be Punta Arenas in Chile. The closest "town" to the South Pole (Antarctica) would be Ushuaia in Argentina.
The closest "city" to the South Pole (Antarctica) would be Punta Arenas in Chile. The closest "town" to the South Pole (Antarctica) would be Ushuaia in Argentina.
Punta Arenas was created on 1848-12-18.
The area of Punta Arenas is 17,846.3 square kilometers.
Punta Arenas is so windy because there are mountain ranges behind the city.
Prat de Punta Arenas was created on 1931-01-19.
Punta Arenas is the capital city of Chile's southernmost region, Magallanes and Antartica Chilena.
Punta Arenas is a city on the Strait of Magellan located in the Patagonian district of Chili on the southern tip of South America.
The country code and area code of Punta Arenas, Chile is 56, 61.
Drake Passage is the shortest distance between the tip of South America and the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, a distance of about 800 miles or 500 Km. Punta Arenas is about 100 Km north of the South American tip.
Some cities located at 53 degrees south latitude include Punta Arenas in Chile and Ushuaia in Argentina. Both of these cities are located in Patagonia region at the southern tip of South America.