Capitan Prat
Arturo Prat, was an officer and war hero of the Chilean Navy who was killed during the War of the Pacific. "Arturo Prat" is the most ubiquitous street name across Chile. There are 162 communes in Chile which have a street bearing his name, outnumbering "Manuel Rodríguez" (158), "Gabriela Mistral" (134) and "Lautaro" (116).
Especially two locations in and/or related to Chile are named after Arturo Prat:
- Capitán Prat Province, the eighth-largest province of Chile
- Capitán Arturo Prat Base, a Chilean research station in the South Shetland Islands
Several ships of the Chilean Navy have been named Prat, see
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