Fuerte Bulnes
Fuerte Bulnes is a Chilean fort located by the Strait of Magellan, 62 km south of Punta Arenas. It was founded in 1843 on a rocky hill at Punta Santa Ana, and named after President Manuel Bulnes Prieto.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: national monument of Chile
- Also known as: “Fuerte Bulnes y Punta Santa Ana”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Puerto del Hambre.
Puerto del Hambre
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Copyrighted free use.Fuerte Bulnes
- Categories: cultural property, fort, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Punta Arenas, Magallanes Province, Region of Magallanes, Patagonia, Chile, South America
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Latitude
-53.63031° or 53° 37′ 49″ south
Longitude
-70.9172° or 70° 55′ 2″ west
Elevation
33 metres (108 feet)
Open location code
37RF939M+V4
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fort
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Fuerte Bulnes” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Fuerte Bulnes”
- French: “fort Bulnes”
- French: “Fort Bulnes”
- German: “Fuerte Bulnes”
- Italian: “Fuerte Bulnes”
- Lithuanian: “Bulneso fortas”
- Slovenian: “Fuerte Bulnes”
- Spanish: “Fuerte Bulnes”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Bahía Mansa and San Juan.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Fuerte Bulnes and Comandante Pringle Stokes.
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