Carretera Austral

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Carretera Austral is a scenic highway in southern Chile that winds through remote Patagonian landscapes of fjords, forests, mountains, and glaciers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf highway
tourist route
constructedBy Government of Chile
constructedUnder Augusto Pinochet
constructionStartDate 1976
country Chile
crosses Baker River NERFINISHED
Palena River NERFINISHED
endPoint Villa O'Higgins
followsShoreOf Reloncaví Sound
knownFor fjords
glaciers
lakes and rivers
mountains
scenic landscapes
temperate rainforests
languageOfName Spanish
literalMeaning Southern Highway
locatedIn Patagonia
southern Chile
surface form: Southern Chile
maintainedBy Ministry of Public Works of Chile
near Cerro Castillo National Park
surface form: Cerro Castillo National Reserve

General Carrera Lake
Laguna San Rafael National Park
Northern Patagonian Ice Field
Queulat National Park
Yelcho Lake
officialName Ruta CH-7
partOf Chilean national road network
passesThrough Caleta Tortel
Chaitén
Cochrane
Coyhaique
Puerto Río Tranquilo
Puyuhuapi
purpose connect remote communities in southern Chile
region Aysén Region NERFINISHED
Los Lagos Region NERFINISHED
Magallanes Region (historically)
surface form: Magallanes Region
roadNumber CH-7
startPoint Puerto Montt
surfaceType paved and gravel sections
terminusA Puerto Montt
terminusB Villa O'Higgins
usedFor adventure tourism
cycling tourism
road trips

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Coyhaique roadConnection Carretera Austral
Puerto Montt transportHubFor Carretera Austral
Aysén Region traversedBy Carretera Austral