Porvenir

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Porvenir is a small Chilean town on Tierra del Fuego that serves as an important fishing and service port on the Strait of Magellan.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
town
climate cold oceanic climate
connectsToByFerry Punta Arenas, Chile
surface form: Punta Arenas
coordinateLocation -53.3000,-70.3667
country Chile
countrySubdivisionType commune
demonym porvenireño
foundedAs mining settlement
governingBody Municipality of Porvenir
hasAirport Porvenir Airport
hasMuseum Museo del Fin del Mundo
surface form: Museo Provincial de Tierra del Fuego
hasNearbyProtectedArea Parque Pingüino Rey (regional area)
hasPopulation approximately 6000 inhabitants
hasPort Porvenir Port
hasReligiousBuilding Iglesia Católica de Porvenir
historicalEconomicActivity gold mining
isCapitalOf Tierra del Fuego region
surface form: Tierra del Fuego Province
languageUsed Spanish
locatedIn Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego
surface form: Tierra del Fuego Island
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Magallanes Region (historically)
surface form: Magallanes Region

Tierra del Fuego region
surface form: Tierra del Fuego Province
locatedInContinent South America
locatedInGeographicalRegion Patagonia
locatedOn Bahía Porvenir
Strait of Magellan
nearbyWaterBody Bahía Porvenir
Strait of Magellan
portFunction fishing port
service port on the Strait of Magellan
postalCountry CL
primaryEconomicActivity fishing
public administration
service industry
sheep farming support services
regionCapitalOf Tierra del Fuego region
surface form: Tierra del Fuego Chilean sector
roadConnection Chilean national road network
surface form: Chilean road network of Tierra del Fuego
timeZone Chile Standard Time
timeZoneDST Chile Summer Time
transportRole regional transport hub for Tierra del Fuego

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subject surface form: Magallanes Region
Strait of Magellan hasPort Porvenir