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Puerto Toro, founded 1892 by Governor of Punta Arenas Señoret is a hamlet
Hamlet (place)

A hamlet is usually a rural Human settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community....
 on the eastern coast of Navarino Island, Chile
Chile

Chile, officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow coastal strip wedged between the Andes mountains and the Pacific Ocean....
. It belongs to the Commune of Cabo de Hornos, in Antártica Chilena Province
Antártica Chilena Province

Ant?rtica Chilena Province is one of four provinces in its southernmost regions of Chile, Magallanes and Ant?rtica Chilena Region. The capital is Puerto Williams....
 of Magallanes y Antártica Chilena Region. Excluding research stations in Antarctica, Puerto Toro is the southernmost permanently inhabited community on the globe, located at and some 3,900 km off the South Pole
South Pole

The South Pole, also known as the Geographic South Pole or Terrestrial South Pole, is one of the two points where the Earth's rotation intersects the surface....
. Puerto Toro is inhabited by 36 people according to 's 2002 census, including fishermen and their families.

Over a hundred years ago, Puerto Toro was one of the most important towns in the region of the Beagle Channel
Beagle Channel

The Beagle Channel is a strait separating islands of the Tierra del Fuego Archipelago, in extreme southern South America. It separates Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego from the islands Picton, Lennox and Nueva, Navarino Island, Hoste Island, Londonderry Island, Stewart Islands and other smaller to the south....
 as a result of "gold fever." Once interest in exploring for gold passed, however, Puerto Toro's importance diminished.






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Puerto Toro, founded 1892 by Governor of Punta Arenas Señoret is a hamlet
Hamlet (place)

A hamlet is usually a rural Human settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community....
 on the eastern coast of Navarino Island, Chile
Chile

Chile, officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow coastal strip wedged between the Andes mountains and the Pacific Ocean....
. It belongs to the Commune of Cabo de Hornos, in Antártica Chilena Province
Antártica Chilena Province

Ant?rtica Chilena Province is one of four provinces in its southernmost regions of Chile, Magallanes and Ant?rtica Chilena Region. The capital is Puerto Williams....
 of Magallanes y Antártica Chilena Region. Excluding research stations in Antarctica, Puerto Toro is the southernmost permanently inhabited community on the globe, located at and some 3,900 km off the South Pole
South Pole

The South Pole, also known as the Geographic South Pole or Terrestrial South Pole, is one of the two points where the Earth's rotation intersects the surface....
. Puerto Toro is inhabited by 36 people according to 's 2002 census, including fishermen and their families.

Over a hundred years ago, Puerto Toro was one of the most important towns in the region of the Beagle Channel
Beagle Channel

The Beagle Channel is a strait separating islands of the Tierra del Fuego Archipelago, in extreme southern South America. It separates Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego from the islands Picton, Lennox and Nueva, Navarino Island, Hoste Island, Londonderry Island, Stewart Islands and other smaller to the south....
 as a result of "gold fever." Once interest in exploring for gold passed, however, Puerto Toro's importance diminished. Today, Puerto Toro is known for "centolla," the prized southern king crab
King crab

King crabs, also called stone crabs, are a family of crab-like Decapoda crustaceans chiefly found in cold seas. Because of their large size and the taste of their flesh, many species are widely caught and sold as food....
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See also

  • Southernmost settlements
    Southernmost settlements

    The southernmost settlements in the world, excluding research bases in Antarctica , are:*The former Argentine base Corbeta Uruguay in South Sandwich Islands was the southermost settlement outside Antarctica from 1976-1982....


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