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1524:References
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602:, and the
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385:anadromous
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280:Santa Cruz
273:Patagonian
204:Max. depth
180:Max. width
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545:sandpiper
537:phalarope
509:gallinule
501:cormorant
453:waterfowl
415:database
383:—in both
330:meltwater
284:Argentina
163:Argentina
1502:See also
1387:Percent
1382:2,186.2
1292:Average
1174:Average
761:(Köppen
683:Squamata
505:dotterel
326:glaciers
276:province
79:Location
1447:Gallery
1243:(4.85)
1238:(0.15)
1233:(0.12)
1228:(0.34)
1223:(0.25)
1218:(0.63)
1213:(0.64)
1208:(0.71)
1203:(0.76)
1198:(0.55)
1193:(0.30)
1188:(0.17)
1183:(0.23)
1169:(10.4)
1164:(27.3)
1159:(27.5)
1154:(24.1)
1149:(19.4)
1144:(10.4)
1139:(10.8)
1134:(11.3)
1129:(16.7)
1124:(24.8)
1119:(24.8)
1114:(32.7)
1109:(31.6)
1099:(36.7)
1094:(43.9)
1089:(41.0)
1084:(36.9)
1079:(32.2)
1074:(29.3)
1069:(27.0)
1064:(27.7)
1059:(31.5)
1054:(37.0)
1049:(41.4)
1044:(45.5)
1039:(46.0)
1029:(45.9)
1024:(55.0)
1019:(52.2)
1014:(47.3)
1009:(41.5)
1004:(36.7)
999:(34.2)
994:(34.7)
989:(39.0)
984:(45.7)
979:(51.3)
974:(55.6)
969:(56.1)
959:(54.5)
954:(65.3)
949:(62.1)
944:(57.6)
939:(50.9)
934:(44.4)
929:(40.5)
924:(40.6)
919:(45.7)
914:(54.3)
909:(61.2)
904:(65.7)
899:(66.6)
889:(86.9)
884:(83.3)
879:(77.0)
874:(73.9)
869:(71.2)
864:(65.7)
859:(61.7)
854:(63.5)
849:(67.8)
844:(72.1)
839:(80.6)
834:(87.3)
829:(86.9)
753:Climate
725:), the
701:Anurans
679:lizards
529:lapwing
445:endemic
421:species
361:fishing
271:in the
108:72°25′W
105:50°13′S
1707:30 May
1686:30 May
1665:30 May
1640:30 May
1619:30 May
1598:30 May
1573:30 May
1379:269.7
1376:249.0
1373:223.2
1370:168.0
1367:142.6
1358:117.8
1355:156.0
1352:195.3
1349:209.1
1346:260.4
780:Month
717:, the
667:mykiss
657:) and
623:) and
541:plover
513:godwit
457:Andean
429:lichen
296:72°4′W
293:50°2′S
1429:47.5
1426:53.0
1423:54.0
1420:52.0
1417:48.0
1414:43.5
1411:35.0
1408:39.5
1405:42.0
1402:48.5
1399:50.5
1396:51.5
1393:52.5
1364:96.1
1361:99.0
1241:123.3
1167:−12.0
1142:−12.0
1137:−11.8
1132:−11.5
819:Year
709:toads
705:frogs
626:perca
616:Puyen
553:stilt
549:snipe
517:grebe
441:birds
435:Birds
425:fungi
365:Perch
286:, at
267:is a
158:Basin
1830:and
1782:2014
1757:2013
1731:2012
1709:2024
1688:2024
1667:2024
1642:2024
1621:2024
1600:2024
1575:2024
1296:(%)
1216:16.1
1211:16.3
1206:18.1
1201:19.2
1196:14.0
1162:−2.6
1157:−2.5
1152:−4.4
1147:−7.0
1127:−8.5
1122:−4.0
1117:−4.0
1107:−0.2
1072:−1.5
1067:−2.8
1062:−2.4
1057:−0.3
1022:12.8
1017:11.2
977:10.7
972:13.1
967:13.4
957:12.5
952:18.5
947:16.7
942:14.2
937:10.5
912:12.4
907:16.2
902:18.7
897:19.2
887:30.5
882:28.5
877:25.0
872:23.3
867:21.8
862:18.7
857:16.5
852:17.5
847:19.9
842:22.3
837:27.0
832:30.7
827:30.5
816:Dec
813:Nov
810:Oct
807:Sep
804:Aug
801:Jul
798:Jun
795:May
792:Apr
789:Mar
786:Feb
783:Jan
765:).
707:and
691:and
610:Fish
559:and
557:tern
525:knot
521:gull
497:coot
459:and
451:and
427:and
379:and
375:"),
269:lake
1335:58
1332:46
1329:46
1326:51
1323:58
1320:68
1317:73
1314:73
1311:69
1308:59
1305:51
1302:48
1299:48
1287:53
1236:3.9
1231:3.0
1226:8.7
1221:6.3
1191:7.5
1186:4.3
1181:5.9
1112:0.4
1097:2.6
1092:6.6
1087:5.0
1082:2.7
1077:0.1
1052:2.8
1047:5.2
1042:7.5
1037:7.8
1027:7.7
1012:8.5
1007:5.3
1002:2.6
997:1.2
992:1.5
987:3.9
982:7.6
932:6.9
927:4.7
922:4.8
917:7.6
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