Chile Route 9 Explained

Country:CHL
Image Notes:Route 9 crossing Patagonian grasslands near Cerro Castillo.
Type:CH
Route:9

right|thumb|250px|View of the village of Morro Chico halfway between Puerto Natales and Punta Arenas. The road in picture is Route 9-CHThe 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.

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

Notes and References

  1. https://laprensaaustral.cl/cronica/a-24-anos-del-terremoto-blanco-que-dejo-una-mortandad-de-176-mil-ovinos/ A 24 años del terremoto blanco, que dejó una mortandad de 176 mil ovinos
  2. Web site: La Armada de Chile a 25 años del "Terremoto Blanco". 2020-08-14. 2021-02-23. armada.cl. live. Chilean Navy. Spanish. https://web.archive.org/web/20210830173319/https://www.armada.cl/armada/en-el-radar/la-armada-de-chile-a-25-anos-del-terremoto-blanco/2020-08-14/100532.html . 2021-08-30 .