Punta Dúngeness
Punta Dúngeness is a headland at the eastern entrance of the Strait of Magellan on its north shore, opposite Cabo del Espiritu Santo in Tierra del Fuego.
- Type: Cape
- Description: headland in Argentina and Chile
- Also known as: “Dungeness Point” and “Punta Dungenes”
- Historically known as: “Dungeness”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Punta Dungeness Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cape Virgins.
Cape Virgins
Locality
Punta Dúngeness
- Category: landform
- Location: Güer Aike Department, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, South America
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Latitude
-52.39675° or 52° 23′ 48″ south
Longitude
-68.43231° or 68° 25′ 56″ west
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
37VHJH39+73
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Swedish—“Punta Dúngeness” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Dungeness lurmuturra (Argentina)”
- Basque: “Dungeness lurmuturra”
- Catalan: “Punta Dungeness”
- Cebuano: “Punta Dungeness”
- Croatian: “Punta Dúngeness”
- Esperanto: “Terlango Dungeness”
- French: “pointe Dungeness”
- French: “Pointe Dungeness”
- Spanish: “Cabo Dungenes”
- Spanish: “Punta Dungeness”
- Swedish: “Punta Dungeness”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Interior Dungeness and Monte Dinero.
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Highlights: Mirador and Información Turística.
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