The capital of the 12th region in the southernmost part of Chile. Population 117,206 (1995). Located at latitude 53°10′ south, it is the southernmost city in the world along with Ushuaia in Argentina. It is an important port facing the Strait of Magellan and has been designated a free port. It is an export port for wool from Patagonian sheep farms and frozen mutton, and is also a base for oil extraction in the surrounding area. Founded in 1849, it was also settled by immigrants from Eastern Europe. Overland traffic from the capital passes through the Argentine side. [Hosono Akio] Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information |
チリ最南部,第12地域の主都。人口11万7206(1995)。南緯53゜10′にあり,アルゼンチンのウスワイアと並ぶ世界最南の都市。マゼラン海峡に臨む港湾として重要であり,自由港に指定されている。パタゴニアの牧羊による羊毛,冷凍マトンの輸出港であり,周辺地域の石油採掘の拠点でもある。1849年建設され,東欧の移民も定住した。首都からの交通は陸路ではアルゼンチン側を通る。【細野 昭雄】
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