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The Best Attractions In Porvenir

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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. Porvenir was founded in 1883 by immigrants from Croatia and Chiloé during a minor nineteenth century gold rush. The main sources of income are sheep farming and small scale fishing . In addition there is a regiment of the Chilean army and a high security prison. An abattoir operates for only short periods of the year. ...
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  • 3. Strait of Magellan Magallanes Region
    The Strait of Magellan , also called the Straits of Magellan, is a navigable sea route in southern Chile separating mainland South America to the north and Tierra del Fuego to the south. The strait is the most important natural passage between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. It is considered a difficult route to navigate due to the narrowness of the passage and unpredictable winds and currents, but is shorter and more sheltered than the often stormy Drake Passage. Along with the narrow and sometimes treacherous Beagle Channel, these were the only three sea routes between these two oceans until the construction of the Panama Canal.
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