Rawson, Chubut
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Rawson is the capital of the Argentine province of Chubut, in Patagonia. It has 24,616 inhabitants in 2010, and it is the chief town of the Rawson Department.
Aerial view
Fishing trawlers in Puerto Rawson
First wooden bridge over the Chubut River
Homeowner and his Merino sheep.
Chubut Province
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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.
Lake Futalaufquen in the Andes
Argentine Geological Society founder Victorio Angelelli (2nd from right), ca. 1950, whose study of Chubut's mineral wealth identified resources for economic development.
Government House at Rawson
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