Country Chile Area code(s) 56 + 61 | Time zone CLT (UTC-4) Area 55,444 km² | |
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Region Magallanes y Antártica Chilena Communes Puerto NatalesTorres del Paine Website Government of Última Esperanza Points of interest Cueva del Milodón Natural M, Grey Glacier, Nordenskjöld Lake, Cordillera Paine, Lake Pehoé Destinations | ||
Última Esperanza (Spanish: Provincia de Última Esperanza, meaning "Last Hope Province") is one of four provinces in the southern Chilean region of Magallanes and Antártica Chilena (XII). The capital is Puerto Natales and it is named after Última Esperanza Sound. A section of its border with Argentina in the Southern Patagonian Ice Field is under dispute.
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- Map of C39Altima Esperanza Magallanes y la AntC3A1rtica Chilena Region Chile
- Administration
- Noted features
- References
Map of %C3%9Altima Esperanza, Magallanes y la Ant%C3%A1rtica Chilena Region, Chile
Administration
As a province, Última Esperanza is a second-level administrative division of Chile, which is further divided into two communes (comunas): Puerto Natales and Torres del Paine. The province is administered by a presidentially appointed governor. Max Salas Illanes was appointed governor by president Sebastián Piñera.
Noted features
Within this province, the noted Torres del Paine National Park, Cerro Torre and Cerro Chaltén is located, comprising some of the most spectacular mountain peaks of South America. Also part of the biggest non-polar glacier, the Southern Patagonian Ice Field is within Última Esperanza. Cueva del Milodón Natural Monument, where prehistoric human occupation has been documented, is also within this province.