Chapel of St. Mary Queen of Peace

Chapel of St. Mary Queen of Peace - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

The St. Mary Queen of Peace Chapel () is a Catholic chapel located in Villa Las Estrellas, in the Chilean Antarctic Territory (claimed by Chile), which includes in the commune of Antártica, within the Region of Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica, about 1580 km from Punta Arenas. It is one of eight churches on Antarctica. The chapel is basically a large container of metal, modified so that it resembles a common church, whose interior has electricity and a proper heating system. Religious ceremonies are performed by a deacon, who lives permanently in the villa. Read more on Wikipedia

type: church
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