Cabo de Hornos, Chile

Puerto Williams on the map of Chile

Puerto Williams

Puerto Williams is a Chilean town on the north coast of the island of Navarino (archipelago of Tierra del Fuego ) on the Beagle Channel with about 1,800 inhabitants.

Puerto Williams is the southernmost city in the world.

Geography & Climate

Puerto Williams is the capital of the province Antártica Chilena. This includes the municipalities of Cabo de Hornos (formerly Navarino ) and Antártica, both of which are managed by Puerto Williams from.

• Climate: The highest temperatures are reached in January, which contain on average 10.6 ° C (generally it varies by 5 ° C to 15 ° C, but it may also be a temperature of 20 ° C can be reached). July is the coldest month of winter, which is characterized by means of 2 ° C (-2 ° C to 5 ° C).

Due to the geographical location of summer is marked by long days ( about 18 hours day) as well as by the change from relatively warm, sunny and rainy cold day, at night temperatures drop sharply. Winter temperatures vary little mostly around zero at a usually snowy landscape. The days are at this season very short ( 6- hour day ).

History

The area of Isla Navarino was settled in 1850 by Anglican missionaries. Their presence, however, was quite short due to diseases and bad weather conditions. By 1890 the island was aim of a short gold rush. Martín Gusinde was a German priest and anthropologist who explored the people of the Yagan 1918-1923, is now a museum named after him.

Puerto Williams was founded on November 23, 1953 under the name Puerto Luisa and renamed in 1956 in Puerto Williams. The name was changed in honor of Juan Williams Rebolledo, who had founded in 1843 near Punta Arenas is a Fort Bulnes to hedge the Chilean territorial claims and to monitor the Strait of Magellan.

2002 Puerto Williams received their own small power plant to ensure the power supply.

Tourism

Military and civilian areas hold today about the scale, it is even burgeoning tourism recorded. From Punta Arenas there is a scheduled service with the airline Aerovias DAP to Puerto Williams, as well as a ferry service, ensured by Transbordadora Austral Broom. Puerto Williams is the starting point for trips in the Chilean Antarctic Territory, and is a popular stop for cruise.

Tourist highlights. Pto Williams can be reached, are, inter alia, the trekking routes Rutas Patrimoniales Circuito de los Dientes and Circuito Navarino and Circuito Wulaia, the Museum Martín Gusinde (trilingual: Particleboard, Engl, German. ), The viewpoint Cerro la Bandera, the waterfalls Cascada de la Virgen and Cascada Los Bronces, the village of Villa Ukkika ( Here live the last Yamana Indians), the Botanical Park Omora, the cemetery of the Yamana Caleta Mejillones, the former mission stations Wulaia and Douglas, Iglesia Puerto Williams ( southernmost church in the world ), the Primera Casa ( first house in Pto. Williams) and the pub Micalvi.

The Circuito de los Dientes leads as underdeveloped trail around the same mountain range southwest of Puerto Williams.

In the museum Martin Gusinde the history of Yamana aboriginal can be explored. The Aboriginal life can also be followed in Villa Ukika and Caleta Mejillones. The life of the people of Yagan can be explored in the Parque Ethnobotanical Omora.

The pub Micalvi is housed on a former German Rhine steamer that serves as a dock for sailboats at the same time. In this very traditional pub real yarn is spun. The sailing tourism plays a significant role for Pto. Williams and developed, particularly in recent years as well as the cruise tourism (among MS Nordnorge - HURTIGRUTEN and Mare Australis the company Comapa - CRUCEROS Australis ).

Trips to the established in 1945 Cape Horn National Park (630 km ² ), with its Penguin portfolios are often used. The nearby and attractive Cordillera de Darwin with the glaciers La Romanche (the largest in Chile, which extends into the water ), Holanda, Italia, Francia and Alemania are worth a visit.

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