Ernesto Tornquist Provincial Park

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Ernesto Tornquist Provincial Park
Parque Provincial Ernesto Tornquist
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Cerro Ventana entrance
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Location of Ernesto Tornquist Provincial Park in Argentina
Location Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Nearest city Sierra de La Ventana
Coordinates 38°03′S62°02′W / 38.050°S 62.033°W / -38.050; -62.033
Area6,718 ha (67.18 km2; 25.94 sq mi)
EstablishedApril 23, 1958 (1958-04-23) [1]
Parque Provincial Ernesto Tornquist

Ernesto Tornquist Provincial Park (Spanish : Parque Provincial Ernesto Tornquist) is a provincial protected area in the south of Buenos Aires Province, mid-eastern Argentina. Established on 23 April 1958, [1] it covers a small area of the Ventania System. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Decreto No. 5421/1958 de la Provincia de Buenos Aires; prom.: 23 de abril de 1958
  2. "Ernesto Tornquist Provincial Park". Welcome Argentina. Retrieved 7 September 2012.