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In the Nov. 3 “News and Briefs,” you stated that the world’s southernmost city is located in Chile: Punta Arenas. Ushuaia, Argentina, is more southern by several miles. Will you let me know the definition of “city” on which you based your answer?
BERTHA S. BRADBURN
Manhattan Beach
Editor’s note: With a population of about 61,000, Punta Arenas qualified as a “city.” The more southern town of Ushuaia has only 10,000.
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