patagonia

     

Patagonia is a geographic region containing the southernmost portion of South America. Mostly locate in Argentina and partly in Chile, it comprises the Andes mountains to the west and south, and plateau and low plains to the east. The name Patagonia comes from the word patagon used by Magellan to describe the native people who his expedition thought to be giants. It is now believed the Patagons were actually Tehuelches and Aonikenk with an average height of 1.80 m (~5'11") compared to the 1.55 m (~5'1") average for Spaniards of the time.

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  • (Kelley of the Clue Crew stands before a map)In 1860 the United Provinces of La Plata changed its name to Argentina; 21 years later, it expanded its territory by adding this region whose name comes from the Spanish for "big foot"
  • Argentinian region(9)
  • The largest desert in the Americas is in this Argentinean region visited by Darwin on his Beagle trips
  • Bigfoot walks the Pacific Northwest; this area, whose name means big foot, is in Argentina
  • 131 feet below sea level, Argentina's lowest point is on this dry, windy region's Valdez Peninsula
  • This Argentine region's name is Spanish for "big feet", perhaps because Spaniards saw Indians who wore large boots
  • This clothing company is named for a region in Southern Argentina & Chile
  • Magellan's crew thought natives of this Argentinian area had big feet; they had stuffed their moccasins to keep out the cold
  • To visit this windy South American plateau, you may want to bring a Synchilla jacket from the company of the same name

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