Puerto del Hambre

Location of "Ciudad del Rey Don Felipe" in the Magallanes Region.
Location of Port Famine, 70 km south of Punta Arenas
Ruins of the church built by the settlers in 1584
The coast near Puerto Hambre.

Ciudad del Rey Don Felipe, also known as Puerto del Hambre (Port Famine), is a historic settlement site at Buena Bay (locally known as Mansa Bay) on the north shore of the Strait of Magellan approximately 58 km (36 mi) south of Punta Arenas in the Región de Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena, Patagonia, Chile.

Puerto Hambre lies halfway between the South Pole and Chile's northern border with Peru. Since Chile claims its Antarctic territories extending all the way to the South Pole, this point is sometimes considered the geographical center of Chile. A monument near the site marks this midpoint.


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