Punta Dúngeness

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Punta Dúngeness with the lighthouse on the Chilean side of the border.
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Punta Dungeness at the eastern entrance to the Strait of Magellan

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The headland was named after Dungeness on the south coast of England, to which it bears some resemblance. It was named on 17 December 1766 by the English navigator Samuel Wallis.

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External links

  • Video of a visit to the lighthouse [1]


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