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Encyclopedia > Puerto Williams, Chile

Puerto Williams is a small Chilean port, located on Isla Navarino facing the Beagle Channel. It is the Southernmost settlement in the world, but for those in the Antarctic.


Puerto Williams is the capital of Antártica Chilena Province, one of four provinces in Magallanes Region of Chile. The province is huge, however most is uninhabited and ownership is disputed (other countries do not recognize Chile's territorial claims to part of the Antarctic). Navarino island is internationally recognized as a part of Chile.


The town is named after Admiral Williams and was founded in the early twentieth century, as a naval base.


It is famous for a museum about the Selknam, natives who formerly inhabited Tierra del Fuego


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Puerto Williams - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (431 words)
Puerto Williams is the capital of Antártica Chilena Province, one of four provinces located in the Magallanes Region.
Puerto Williams sometimes is said to be the southernmost "town" in the world, on the basis of this distinction in size.
Puerto Williams is home to the Martín Gusinde Museum, which depicts the lives of the Yamana and Selknam peoples who once inhabited Tierra del Fuego.
Tierra del Fuego travel guide - Wikitravel (1159 words)
The 73,753 km² archipelago was divided between Argentina and Chile in 1881.
The western part belongs to Chile (Magallanes province) and its main towns are Porvenir and Puerto Williams.
Puerto Williams (Chile) - The only settlement on Naravino Island, and arguably the most southerly town in the world.
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