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Punta Arenas

Terminal Arturo Prat on the Strait of Magellan, pilotage rules and Antarctic yacht traffic. Jobs, port facts and a visit.

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373 m

long pier at Terminal Arturo Prat, the Punta Arenas town terminal run by Empresa Portuaria Austral

258.6 m

maximum authorised length on the south berthing front at Terminal Arturo Prat

9 m

maximum authorised draft at Terminal Arturo Prat. Terminal Mardones lists 14 m

port terminals at Punta Arenas, Arturo Prat in town and José de los Santos Mardones at Bahía Catalina

Pages

Punta Arenas pages

For crewJobsHow the port works, what customs and the maritime authority say about yachts, and pilotage in the Strait. The page covers Punta Arenas.For captainsBerthsWhere yachts anchor on the Strait of Magellan, what the commercial wharf offers, and the clearance steps for Chile and Antarctica.For owners and charter guestsVisitingWhen to come, the two port terminals and the pilot stations on the Strait of Magellan.

Map

Town pier and Bahía Catalina

Terminal Arturo Prat is the town pier on the Strait of Magellan, about 700 m from the main square. Terminal Mardones lies about 6 km north-east at Bahía Catalina.

Muelle Arturo Prat. Pier on piles, 373 m long. Terminal Arturo Prat has a passenger hall with a view over the Strait of Magellan.

Plaza Muñoz Gamero. Main square of Punta Arenas, a short walk from the pier.

Muelle José de los Santos Mardones. L-shaped pier at Bahía Catalina. It backs up Terminal Arturo Prat for large cruise ships.

Seasons

Best months and weather

15.3°

38.1

Jan

14.8°

31.5

Feb

13°

42.9

Mar

10.1°

45.1

Apr

6.9°

36.9

May

4.3°

31.3

Jun

4.2°

30.9

Jul

5.7°

29.5

Aug

8.3°

24.5

Sep

10.8°

24.6

Oct

12.9°

23.1

Nov

14.3°

31.8

Dec

Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff seasonTop number: mean daily high, °C. Bars: rain, mm.

WMO climate normals 1991 to 2020, Carlos Ibanez airport, Punta Arenas (85934), monthly rainfall total and mean daily maximum. Season bands are our own estimate.

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Town pier and Bahía Catalina

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