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180 Degrees South

180 Degrees South. Conquerors of the Useless. From Ventura, CA, to Patagonia. Mount Corcovado. Corcovado Volcano, Chile. Patagonia. region located in Argentina and Chile southernmost section of the Andes mountains

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180 Degrees South

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  1. 180 Degrees South Conquerors of the Useless

  2. From Ventura, CA, to Patagonia

  3. MountCorcovado

  4. Corcovado Volcano, Chile

  5. Patagonia • region located in Argentina and Chile • southernmost section of the Andes mountains • Patagonia comes from the word patagón used by Magellan in 1520 to describe the native people that his expedition thought to be giants. • It is now believed the Patagons were actually Tehuelches with an average height of 180 cm (~5′11″) compared to the 155 cm (~5′1″) average for Spaniards of the time.

  6. Patagonian Climate • west coast • has a cool oceanic climate, with summer temperatures ranging from 14°C in the south to 19°C in the north (and nights between 5°C and 11°C) • very high precipitation, from 2,000 to more than 7,000 mm in local micro-climates • The easterly slopes of the Andes are home to several Argentine cities: San Martín de los Andes, Bariloche, El Bolsón, Esquel, El Calafate. • Temperatures are milder in the summer (in the north, between 20°C and 24°C, with cold nights between 4°C and 9°C; in the south, summers are between 16°C and 20°C, at night temperatures are similar to the north) • much colder in the winter, with frequent snowfall • Less precipitation (rainshadow effect)

  7. Easter Island

  8. UNESCO World Heritage Site • Settle by Polynesians • Resources depleted • Natives killed by European diseases

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