Puerto Toro | |
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 Puerto Toro at the east coast of Navarino Island | |
  Puerto Toro  Puerto Toro | |
| Coordinates (town):55°05′00″S67°04′30″W / 55.08333°S 67.07500°W /-55.08333; -67.07500 | |
| Country |  Chile |
| Region |  Magallanes y Antártica Chilena |
| Province | Antártica Chilena |
| Municipalidad | Cabo de Hornos |
| Comuna | Cabo de Hornos |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipalidad |
| • Alcade | Hugo Henriquez Matus |
| Population (2002 census[1]) | |
• Total | 36 |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (CLST) |
| Area code | Country + town = 56 + ? |
Puerto Toro is ahamlet on the eastern coast ofNavarino Island,Chile. Puerto Toro was founded in 1892 during theTierra del Fuego Gold Rush by Governor ofPunta Arenas Señoret.[1][2]
It belongs to theCommune of Cabo de Hornos, inAntártica Chilena Province ofMagallanes y Antártica Chilena Region. Excluding research stations in Antarctica, Puerto Toro is the southernmost permanently inhabited community on the globe, and some 3,900 km (2425 miles) from theSouth Pole. It is the only such community on Earth that is situated below the55th parallel south. Puerto Toro is inhabited by 36 people according toINE's 2002 census, including fishermen and their families. According to the classification of the seas of theInternational Hydrographic Organization[3] it is the only Chilean locality (and port) with coasts and waters belonging to theAtlantic Ocean, defining as the limit the meridian ofCape Horn (67°16′ W) fromTierra del Fuego to theAntarctic continent.
Over a hundred years ago, Puerto Toro was one of the most important towns in the region of theBeagle Channel as a result of theTierra del Fuego gold rush. Once interest in exploring forgold passed, however, Puerto Toro's importance diminished. Today, Puerto Toro is known for "centolla," the prized southernking crab. In relation to tourism, the settlement is part of theEnd of the World Route, ascenic route that highlights it as a southern point of the country.
Puerto Toro is considered to be asub-Antarctictundra climate in theKöppen climate classification, despite the fact that it is surrounded by forests. However, it still has very mild winters for atundra climate and if it had a daily mean in any month more than 50 F (10 C), it would be aCfc (subpolar oceanic) or acold semidesert (it has less than 20 in of rain a year) climate, not aDfc (subpolar in general) climate.
| Climate data for Puerto Toro | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 13.8 (56.8) | 13.6 (56.5) | 12.6 (54.7) | 10.1 (50.2) | 7.1 (44.8) | 5.5 (41.9) | 4.9 (40.8) | 5.1 (41.2) | 7.6 (45.7) | 10.1 (50.2) | 11.5 (52.7) | 13.6 (56.5) | 9.6 (49.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 9.3 (48.7) | 9.0 (48.2) | 8.2 (46.8) | 5.9 (42.6) | 3.5 (38.3) | 2.2 (36.0) | 1.8 (35.2) | 1.7 (35.1) | 3.8 (38.8) | 5.8 (42.4) | 7.1 (44.8) | 9.3 (48.7) | 5.6 (42.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.9 (40.8) | 4.4 (39.9) | 3.8 (38.8) | 1.8 (35.2) | 0 (32) | −0.9 (30.4) | −1.2 (29.8) | −1.6 (29.1) | 0 (32) | 1.6 (34.9) | 2.7 (36.9) | 5.1 (41.2) | 1.7 (35.1) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 48 (1.9) | 46 (1.8) | 47 (1.9) | 50 (2.0) | 43 (1.7) | 37 (1.5) | 34 (1.3) | 40 (1.6) | 30 (1.2) | 29 (1.1) | 38 (1.5) | 45 (1.8) | 487 (19.2) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[4] | |||||||||||||
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