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Patagonia is the portion of South America which, to the east of the Andes, lies south of the Neuquén River and Colorado rivers, and, to the west of the Andes, south of (42°S), excluding Chiloé Archipelago. The Chilean portion embraces the southern part of the region of Los Lagos, and the regions of Aysen and Magallanes (excluding the portion of Antarctica claimed by Chile). East of the Andes the Argentine portion of Patagonia includes the provinces of Neuquén, Río Negro, Chubut, Santa Cruz, and Tierra del Fuego, as well as the southern tip of the Buenos Aires Province.
Physical geography
The Patagonia is for the most part a region of vast steppe-like plains, rising in a succession of abrupt terrace about 100 meters (330 feet) at a time, and covered with an enormous bed of shingle almost bare of vegetation. In the hollows of the plains are ponds or lakes of brackish and fresh water. Towards the Andes the shingle gives place to porphyry, granite, and basalt lavas, animal life becomes more abundant and vegetation more luxuriant, acquiring the characteristics of the flora of the western coast, and consisting principally of southern beech and conifers.
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#slbrk DM : A climber stands in front of Argentina's Perito Moreno glacier near the city of El Calafate, in the Patagonian province of S...
SLN (Sri Lankan News Bot) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:22:03 -0000
#slbrk DM : A climber stands in front of Argentina's Perito Moreno glacier near the city of El Calafate, in the Patagonian province of S...
10 degrees. Going on a run. Again. This is the why: http://gearjunkie.com/patagonian-race Gotta train every day!
TheGearJunkie (Stephen Regenold) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:17:21 -0000
10 degrees. Going on a run. Again. This is the why: http://gearjunkie.com/patagonian-race Gotta train every day!
these, with all the attending marvels of a thousand Patagonian sights and sounds, helped to sway me to my wish.
Ginglis (Gordon Inglis) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:36:03 -0000
these, with all the attending marvels of a thousand Patagonian sights and sounds, helped to sway me to my wish.
Great lunchtime slideshow from a BZer's Patagonian adventure made us a) envious of mountain trekking and b) hungry for Chilean burgers.
buyerzone (BuyerZone) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:54:21 -0000
Great lunchtime slideshow from a BZer's Patagonian adventure made us a) envious of mountain trekking and b) hungry for Chilean burgers.
RT @flyfishmagazine Patagonian Cow Pie Siestas - More Argentine fishing stories from @outsidehilary http://tinyurl.com/y936u7q
Fishingtweeter (Fishing Tweeter) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:43:32 -0000
RT @flyfishmagazine Patagonian Cow Pie Siestas - More Argentine fishing stories from @outsidehilary http://tinyurl.com/y936u7q
Patagonian Cow Pie Siestas - More Argentine fishing stories from @outsidehilary http://tinyurl.com/y936u7q
flyfishmagazine (flyfishmagazine) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:40:46 -0000
Patagonian Cow Pie Siestas - More Argentine fishing stories from @outsidehilary http://tinyurl.com/y936u7q
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