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East of the Andean foothills, the cool, arid Patagonian steppes support huge flocks of
sheep. For such a southerly location, temperatures are relatively mild, even in winter,
when more uniform atmospheric pressure moderates the strong gales that blow most of
the year.
Except for urban centers such as Comodoro Rivadavia and Río Gallegos, Patagonia is
thinly populated. Tidal ranges along the Atlantic coast are too great for major port facilit-
ies. In the valley of the Río Negro and at the outlet of the Río Chubut (near the town of
Trelew), people farm and cultivate fruit orchards.
Ushuaia (
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)
and the Martial Range
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Península Valdés is one of the few places on earth where killer whales (orcas) have
been seen hunting sea lions by beaching themselves. You'd be
very
lucky to witness
this phenomenon, however.
