Puerto Williams

E12620

human settlement town

Puerto Williams is a small Chilean town on Navarino Island, often cited as one of the southernmost settlements in the world and a gateway to Antarctic and subantarctic research and tourism.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	human settlement → town →
borderedBy	Beagle Channel →
climate	subpolar oceanic climate →
competesWith	Punta Arenas → Ushuaia →
connectedBy	air service to Punta Arenas → ferry to Punta Arenas →
continent	South America →
coordinateLocation	54.933°S 67.617°W →
country	Chile →
elevationAboveSeaLevel	about 6 metres →
ethnicGroup	Yaghan people →
hasAirport	Guardiamarina Zañartu Airport →
hasMilitaryBase	Chilean Navy base →
hasPort	Puerto Williams port →
hasResearchFacility	University of Magallanes field station → subantarctic research centers →
inception	1953 →
isClaimedAs	southernmost city in the world →
languageUsed	Spanish →
localGovernmentType	municipality →
locatedIn	Cabo de Hornos commune → Navarino Island →
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory	Antártica Chilena Province → Magallanes Region →
locatedInBiogeographicalRegion	Cape Horn Archipelago → Tierra del Fuego archipelago →
locatedOn	Beagle Channel →
namedAfter	John Williams Wilson →
nearbyProtectedArea	Cape Horn Biosphere Reserve → Omora Ethnobotanical Park →
officialLanguage	Spanish →
partOf	Chilean Antarctic and subantarctic region →
population	around 3000 inhabitants →
populationYear	2020s →
portOfRegistryFor	small Antarctic and subantarctic expedition vessels →
postalCode	6350000 →
previousName	Puerto Luisa →
primaryEconomicActivity	naval base operations → public sector services → scientific research support → tourism →
timeZone	Chile Standard Time → Chile Summer Time →
tourismAttraction	Cerro Bandera hiking trail → Dientes de Navarino mountain range → Omora Ethnobotanical Park →

Referenced by (24)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Beagle Channel → Cabo de Hornos commune → Navarino Island → Strait of Magellan →	hasPort
Cerro Bandera hiking trail → Guardiamarina Zañartu Airport → University of Magallanes field station →	locatedIn
Cabo de Hornos commune → Navarino Island →	administrativeCenter
Cabo de Hornos commune → Chilean Antarctic Territory →	capital
Dientes de Navarino mountain range →	accessPoint
Southern Cone geopolitical region of Chile →	containsSettlement
Puerto Luisa →	formerNameOf
Navarino Island →	hasSettlement
Cerro Bandera hiking trail →	hasView
Cabo de Hornos commune →	includes
Navarino Island →	largestSettlement
Cerro Bandera hiking trail →	near
University of Magallanes field station →	nearbySettlement
Dientes de Navarino mountain range →	nearestTown
Puerto Luisa →	replacedBy
Guardiamarina Zañartu Airport →	serves
Cerro Bandera hiking trail →	startingPoint