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Puerto Natales

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Total population

19,023

Air quality index

15Good
Coordinates-51.73°, -72.51°

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City facts

Overview

Puerto Natales is a city in Magallanes, Chile. Population sits at roughly 19,023 according to the open data we track. Located at -51.726°, -72.506°, Puerto Natales occupies a cool-temperate portion of the southern hemisphere. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by long cool seasons and short, mild summers. The location receives about 1,040 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 41% of daylight hours. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-51.7262
Longitude
-72.5060
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
15
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
1.6
PM10 (µg/m³)
2.4
Ozone (µg/m³)
42
NO₂ (µg/m³)
0.9

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
19,383
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Black-necked Swan
    Cygnus melancoryphus (Molina, 1782) · Aves
    1,537
  • Kelp Gull
    Larus dominicanus M.H.K.Lichtenstein, 1823 · Aves
    985
  • Crested Duck
    Lophonetta specularioides (P.P.King, 1828) · Aves
    949
  • Southern Lapwing
    Vanellus chilensis (Molina, 1782) · Aves
    901
  • Upland Goose
    Chloephaga picta (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    858
  • Chiloe Wigeon
    Mareca sibilatrix (Poeppig, 1829) · Aves
    841
  • Brown-hooded Gull
    Chroicocephalus maculipennis (M.H.K.Lichtenstein, 1823) · Aves
    829
  • Coscoroba Swan
    Coscoroba coscoroba (Molina, 1782) · Aves
    795

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
13
Largest magnitude
5.2
Largest event
2025-05-13

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
2.85
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,040

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about Puerto Natales

Exploración y prospección de mitilidos en la provincia de Magallanes, Zona Puerto Natales y canales adyacentes, marzo-septiembre 1973
Carlos Capurro S. · 1975
La rebelión de los tirapiedras
Ramón Arriagada Sepúlveda · 2010

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Puerto Natales, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

Puerto Natales Plaza de Armas 2 — Puerto Natales, Chile0 miPuerto Natales - Plaza de Armas a mašinka - panoramio — Puerto Natales, Chile0 miParroquia María Auxiliadora Natales — Puerto Natales, Chile0 miChile 2015-11-13 (23371694383) — Puerto Natales, Chile0 miChile 2015-11-13 (23915946381) — Puerto Natales, Chile0 miChile 2015-11-13 (23702779820) — Puerto Natales, Chile0 miIglesia María Auxiliadora Del Carmen, Puerto Natales 01 — Puerto Natales, Chile0 miIglesia María Auxiliadora Del Carmen, Puerto Natales 02 — Puerto Natales, Chile0 miIglesia María Auxiliadora Del Carmen, Puerto Natales 03 — Puerto Natales, Chile0 miPuerto Natales, Hermann Eberhard, casa — Puerto Natales, Chile0 miPuerto Natales, plaza — Puerto Natales, Chile0 miPuerto Natales Plaza de Armas 1 — Puerto Natales, Chile0.1 miPuerto Natales 2015 2 — Puerto Natales, Chile0.1 miParroquia Maria Auxiliadora Puerto Natales — Puerto Natales, Chile0.1 miPuerto Natales - panoramio (4) — Puerto Natales, Chile0.1 miMural Plaza Puerto Natales - panoramio — Puerto Natales, Chile0.1 miParroquia de Puerto Natales - panoramio — Puerto Natales, Chile0.1 miLa Mesita Grande - panoramio — Puerto Natales, Chile0.1 miArtesanías Ñandu - panoramio — Puerto Natales, Chile0.1 miAntigua locomotora de vapor Avonside, año 1920, en Puerto Natales, Magallanes, sur de Chile — Puerto Natales, Chile0.1 miChile 2015-11-13 (23702809910) — Puerto Natales, Chile0.1 miChile 2015-11-13 (23370274254) — Puerto Natales, Chile0.1 miFeuerwehr Puerto natales 2018-11-18 — Puerto Natales, Chile0.1 miIglesia María Auxiliadora Del Carmen, Puerto Natales 04 — Puerto Natales, Chile0.1 mi

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Sources

  • • Wikimedia Commons
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Open Library