Punta Dúngeness is a headland at the eastern entrance of the

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on its north shore, opposite Cabo del Espiritu Santo in

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. West of the Punta Dungeness lies the Bahía Posesión. Punta Dungeness marks the border between

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and

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, and according to the Treaty of Peace and Friendship the line between Punta Dungeness and Cabo del Espiritu Santo marks the limits of each country's territorial waters and the border between the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean. It is the southernmost point on the mainland of Argentina, and the easternmost point on the mainland of Chile. There is a lighthouse on the Chilean side. This is the only place where the Atlantic Ocean touches the shores on the mainland of Chile, at the entrance to the Strait of Magellan. The headland was named after

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on the south coast of

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, to which it bears some resemblance. It was named on 17 December 1766 by the English navigator

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*Video of a visit to the lighthous

Landforms of Magallanes Region Landforms of Santa Cruz Province, Argentina

Argentina–Chile border Strait of Magellan {{SantaCruzAR-geo-stub