Chile Route 9

The Chilean highway Route 9 (9-CH) runs from the Brunswick Peninsula south of Punta Arenas north to Paso Baguales Oriental at the border with Argentina in Torres del Paine commune. Route 9-CH is the main highway of Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena Region, and to travel between Route 9-CH and Chilean highways north of Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena Region vehicles have to pass through Argentina.

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Route 9
Ruta 9
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Route 9 crossing Patagonian grasslands near Cerro Castillo.
Location
CountryChile
Highway system
View of the village of Morro Chico halfway between Puerto Natales and Punta Arenas. The road in picture is Route 9-CH

During the White Earthquake of 1995 a number of cars and two buses with passengers were trapped in the snow along the route.[1][2]

Places along the highway

References

  1. A 24 años del terremoto blanco, que dejó una mortandad de 176 mil ovinos. Prensa Austral, 11 de agosto de 2019. Consultado el 23 de junio de 2020.
  2. "La Armada de Chile a 25 años del "Terremoto Blanco"". armada.cl (in Spanish). Chilean Navy. 2020-08-14. Archived from the original on 2021-08-30. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
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