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Puerto Williams (Spanish: [ˈpweɾto ˈ(ɣ)wiljams]; Spanish for "Port Williams") is a town, port and naval base on Navarino Island in Chile.It faces the Beagle Channel.It is the capital of the Chilean Antarctic Province, one of four provinces in the Magellan and Chilean Antarctica Region, and administers the communes of Chilean Antarctic Territory and Cabo de Hornos.
Puerto Williams can be reached by air from Punta Arenas, by DAP through the Guardiamarina Zañartu Airport, daily except Sundays. In addition there is a weekly ferry, crossing the Strait of Magellan and the Brecknock, Cockburn and Beagle Channels. The boat trip takes between 30 and 36 hours.
Ushuaia is located on Ushuaia Bay at 6 meters above sea level, surrounded to the west, north, and east by the Andes Fueguinos. It is the only city accessed from the rest of the country by crossing part of the Andes mountain range, which runs along the southern edge of Tierra del Fuego .
Ushuaia, Argentina Puerto Williams , Chile Beagle Channel ( Spanish : Canal del Beagle ; Yahgan : Onašaga [ 1 ] ) is a strait in the Tierra del Fuego Archipelago , on the extreme southern tip of South America between Chile and Argentina . [ 2 ]
After crossing into El Salvador at Candelaria de la Frontera, the Inter-American Highway continues on toward Santa Ana as Central America Highway 1. From the border crossing to Santa Ana is about 13 km (8.1 mi). From Santa Ana it's about 45 km (28 mi) San Salvador, El Salvador's capital and largest city.
Since 1984, Transbordadora Austral Broom has had a daily crossing between the Tres Puentes terminal located 5 km north of Punta Arenas city center, and the Bahía Chilota terminal located 5 km from Porvenir. Porvenir is located in the west of Tierra del Fuego, and to the southeast of Punta Arenas.
[10] [11] [12] Ushuaia is located in a wide bay on the southern coast of the island of Tierra del Fuego, on the northern shore of the Beagle Channel; hence, it is further north than Puerto Williams. Puerto Williams ( 54°56′S 67°37′W / 54.933°S 67.617°W / -54.933; -67.617 , population: 1,868), located on Isla Navarino , is ...
Puerto Navarino is a Chilean port on the Beagle Channel in western Navarino Island opposite Ushuaia in Argentina. Puerto Navarino is part of Cabo de Hornos commune. It is 54km west of Puerto Williams along a gravel road. [1] It is one of the most southerly populated places in Chile.