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Corcovado (Chubut) | |
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Municipality and village | |
| Country |  Argentina |
| Province | Chubut Province |
| Department | Futaleufú Department |
| Elevation | 1,352 ft (412 m) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (ART) |
| Climate | Cfb |
Corcovado (Chubut) is a village and municipality in Chubut Province in southern Argentina. [1]
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Chubut is a province in southern Argentina, situated between the 42nd parallel south, the 46th parallel south, the Andes range to the west, and the Atlantic ocean to the east. The province's name derives from the Tehuelche word chupat, meaning "transparent," their description of the Chubut River.
Trelew is a city in the eastern part of the Chubut Province of Argentina. Located in Patagonia, the city is the largest and most populous in the low valley of the Chubut River, with 97,915 inhabitants as of 2010. The Trelew municipality is part of the Rawson Department, whose capital, Rawson, is also the provincial capital.
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The Chubut River is located in the Patagonia region of southern Argentina. Its name comes from the Tehuelche word chupat, which means "transparent". The Argentine Chubut Province, through which the river flows, is named after it. Welsh settlers called the river "Afon Camwy", meaning "twisting river".
La Trochita, in English known as the Old Patagonian Express, is a 750 mm narrow gauge railway in Patagonia, Argentina using steam locomotives. The nickname La Trochita means literally "The little gauge" though it is sometimes translated as "The Little Narrow Gauge" in Spanish while "trocha estrecha", "trocha angosta" in Argentina, is often used for a generic description of "narrow gauge."
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Aldea Escolar is a village and municipality in Chubut Province in southern Argentina.
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El Escorial (Chubut) is a village and municipality in Chubut Province in southern Argentina.
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Puerto Rawson is a fishing port, village and municipality in Chubut Province in southern Argentina. It is located at the mouth of the Chubut River, about 5 km from the city of Rawson.
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