Image Source: (Wilson et al.)
“Patagonia is an imaginary region, whose actual geography consists of Argentine Eastern Patagonia and Chilean Western Patagonia.””
What is the capital city of Patagonia?
- Patagonia has no capital city because it’s a geographic space/area in name only and is not a nation, country, or political entity.
Patagonia is a geographic region consisting of Argentine Eastern Patagonia and Chilean Western Patagonia, which together form the geographic space/area known as Patagonia.
Patagonia starts at 39° southern latitude and ends at Cape Horn, and takes up the entire area of the southerly reaches of the Southern Cone on the continent of South America.
Western Patagonia: Chilean Patagonia
Image Source: (Rodríguez Torrent et al.)
Eastern Patagonia: Argentinean Patagonia
Image source: (Parolin et al.)
Jesse is Director of Pedal Chile and lives in Chile’s Patagonia (most of the year). Jesse has a Master of Science in Health and Human Performance and is an avid mountain biker. Hobbies: Reading, writing, MTBing, researching, and snowboarding.
References
Button, James. Patagonia. Editorial Patagonia Media, 1 June 2020.
Parolin, María Laura, et al. “Genetic Admixture Patterns in Argentinian Patagonia.” PLOS ONE, vol. 14, no. 6, 17 June 2019, p. e0214830, 10.1371/journal.pone.0214830.
Rodríguez Torrent, Juan Carlos, et al. “FRONTERAS INTERNAS Y HEGEMONÍAS PREDICATIVAS EN CHILE: EL CASO DE LA PATAGONIA AUSTRAL.” Chungará (Arica), no. ahead, 2018, pp. 0–0, 10.4067/s0717-73562018005001501.
Wilson, Ryan, et al. “Glacial Lakes of the Central and Patagonian Andes.” Global and Planetary Change, vol. 162, Mar. 2018, pp. 275–291.