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This list contains: Name of the stream, in Spanish Language; Coordinates are latitude and longitude of the feature in ± decimal degrees, at the mouth of the stream; Link to a map including the Geonameid (a number which uniquely identifies a Geoname feature)
The Magallanes Region (locally [maɣaˈʝanes]), officially the Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena Region (Spanish: Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena), [4] is one of Chile's 16 first order administrative divisions. It is the southernmost, largest, and second least populated region of Chile.
Magallanes National Reserve (Spanish: Reserva Nacional Magallanes) is a national reserve of southern Chile's Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region. [4] It was created on February 13, 1932. [ 2 ]
As a province, Magallanes is a second-level administrative division of Chile, headed by a governor who is appointed by the president. It consists of four communes (Spanish: comunas ): Punta Arenas, Río Verde , Laguna Blanca and San Gregorio .
Yaghans established many settlements on the islands of the present day province of the Antártica espana Province; for example, there is a significant early Yaghan archaeological site at Wulaia Bay, which C. Michael Hogan terms the Bahia Wulaia Dome Middens. [8]
It is located in Magallanes Region about 32 km northeast of the regional capital Punta Arenas. In 1982, it and nearby Marta Island were declared a national monument—Los Pingüinos Natural Monument. The island is the breeding location for several species of seabirds, most notably the Magellanic penguin. The penguin colony on the island has ...
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Porvenir is the capital of both the homonymous commune and the Chilean Province of Tierra del Fuego of the Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena Region. It is one of Chile's southernmost towns, and has 4,734 inhabitants, including several thousand soldiers. It is the largest settlement in the Chilean half of the island of Tierra del Fuego.