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This desert in Patagonia is the largest in Argentina and the 8th largest in the world.
What is the Patagonian Deseert
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The grasslands of Patagonia are known as this.
What is the Patagonian steppe?
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This flightless bird, similar to an ostrich, roams the Patagonian steppe.
What is the rhea?
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During the Voyage of the Beagle, Charles Darwin discovered this plant species in 1835
What is Berberis darwinii
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Will and friends will be doing this popular outdoor activity soon.
What is backpacking?
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This iconic mountain range stretches through Patagonia and is known for its dramatic peaks.
What are the Andes
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Rio Chacabuco is a classic example of this type of river system.
What is a gravel-bed river system?
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his camelid, related to the llama, is commonly found in Patagonia.
What is the guanaco?
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This species of grass can reach 70 cm high
What is Festuca pallescens?
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This activity lets adventurers paddle through the fjords and glaciers of Patagonia.
What is Kayaking?
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Patagonia spans these two South American countries.
What are Argentina and Chile
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This 300 million year old exposed metamorphic rock can be seen at Lago General Carrera
What is marble?
20
These three species of felines occupy the Andean-Patagonian deciduous forest.
What are the puma, the Pampas cat and the Geoffrey's cat.
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The Andean-Patagonian forest is dominated by the lenga, Antarctic and Magellan beech trees, which all belong to this genus.
What is the genus Nothofagus
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This 1,740 mile-long scenic road crosses 1/3rd of Chile, accessing more than 29 million acres of park lands.
What is the Ruta de los Parques?
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80.5% of Chile's surface area are covered by these.
What are glaciers
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This uniquely Patagonian water ecosystem are not fed by streams, but are rather a giant puddle.
What is a mallin?
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The lenga trees and Antarctic beeches are the preferred habitat of the largest and most endangered herbivore.
What is the South Andean huemul
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This large flightless bird is also named after Darwin, but not in the scientific sense.
What is Rhea pennata?
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The president of Chile worked with this couple to establish a network of parks for the re-wilding and protection of Patagonian ecosystems.
Who are Kris and Doug Tompkins?