Panoramic view of Punta Arenas, Chile
The windswept capital of Chilean Patagonia - a city of grand 19th-century mansions on the Strait of Magellan where Shackleton resupplied, penguins waddle on nearby beaches, and the road to Cape Horn begins.
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17th national park created or expanded in Chile and Argentina by Tompkins Conservation and its successor organisation, Rewilding Chile.
Kristine Tompkins was CEO of Patagonia outdoor clothing.
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Page and maps from "A Voyage in the Sunbeam" by Annie Lady Brassey, published in 1878.
Sunbeam #StraitofMagellan #Chile 12.10.1876. "Although perhaps I ought not to say so, I cannot help admiring the manner in which Tom has piloted his #yacht through the Straits, for it would do credit, not only amateur, but to a professional seaman." #Brassey #Sailing #Travel #History #1870s
Pages from a "A Voyage in the Sunbeam" by Annie Lady Brassey, published in 1878. 12.10.1876 Strait of Magellan, Chile.
Sunbeam #StraitofMagellan #Chile 12.10.1876. "...blackest clouds came suddenly down upon us, & descended upon the decks in a tremendous shower - not of rain, but dust & ashes...Assuming the dust to be of volcanic origin, it must have travelled an immense distance..." #Brassey #Travel #History #1870s
Pages and illustration from "A Voyage in the Sunbeam" by Annie Lady Brassey, published in 1878. Cape Brassey, Strait of Magellan, Chile 10.10.1876.
Sunbeam #StraitofMagellan #Chile 10.10.1876. "Some of these glaciers...are by far the finest we have...ever seen...those of Norway & Switzerland sink into comparative insignificance..we came in sight of Owen's Island, one extremity of which is called Mayne Head, & the other Cape Brassey..." #Brassey
Kayaker Swallowed and Spit Out by Humpback Whale in Shocking Incident.
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#OTD #TDIH #November28, 1520 #FerdinandMagellan and the #FleetOfTheMoluccas become #1stEuropeans to navigate the #StraitOfMagellan. #Magellan #ArmadaDeMolucas #AgeOfExploration
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