Patagonian
Southern cone native
Patagonian refers to Patagonia, the sparsely populated region at the southern tip of South America shared by Argentina and Chile.
The term describes the land, climate, wildlife, or people of this remote area known for its dramatic landscapes—glaciers, steppes, and mountains.
Patagonian winds are legendary among sailors.
A Patagonian is someone from the region.
Wild Andean llama relative
- pumaAmerican wild cat
- condorGiant New World vulture
- rheaFlightless South American bird
- armadilloPlated burrowing mammal
sea lion · southern right whale · orca · dolphin · elephant seal · albatross · petrel · flamingo
Southern cone republic
- ChileSlender Andean coastal nation
- Tierra del FuegoIslands near Cape Horn
- Torres del PaineChilean mountain park
- Cape HornSouth America's southernmost point
Strait of Magellan · Southern Cone · Lake District · Magellanic · Andean · steppe · pampas
Slow-moving ice masses
- mountainsTall elevated landmasses
- fjordsGlacially carved coastal inlets
- steppeTreeless Eurasian grassland
- pampasSouth American treeless plains
wilderness · tundra · grasslands · ice fields · lakes · peaks · valleys · windswept
- DarwinBritish naturalist, species theorist
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- voyageJourney by sea
- navigationDetermining position and course
discovery · pioneers · conquistadors · settlers · colonization · Beagle · circumnavigation · cartography
Latin American cattle ranch
- gauchoPampas cowboy
- sheepWoolly farm animal
- woolSheared animal fiber
- cattleDomesticated bovines kept commercially
horseback · ranch · herding · rodeo · asado · mate · rural · pastoral
guanaco
Wild Andean llama relative
armadillo · sea lion · southern right whale · orca · dolphin · elephant seal · albatross · petrel · flamingo · fox
Argentina
Southern cone republic
- ChileSlender Andean coastal nation
- Tierra del FuegoIslands near Cape Horn
- Torres del PaineChilean mountain park
Cape Horn · Strait of Magellan · Southern Cone · Lake District · Magellanic · Andean · steppe · pampas
glaciers
Slow-moving ice masses
- mountainsTall elevated landmasses
- fjordsGlacially carved coastal inlets
- steppeTreeless Eurasian grassland
pampas · wilderness · tundra · grasslands · ice fields · lakes · peaks · valleys · windswept · desolate
Magellan
- DarwinBritish naturalist, species theorist
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- voyageJourney by sea
navigation · discovery · pioneers · conquistadors · settlers · colonization · Beagle · circumnavigation · cartography · uncharted
estancia
Latin American cattle ranch
cattle · horseback · ranch · herding · rodeo · asado · mate · rural · pastoral · livestock
tall
Of considerable height
- mythicalOf folklore, not fact
- legendaryFamous beyond ordinary measure
- BigfootLegendary North American ape-man
giant · colossal · towering · folklore · enormous · larger-than-life
rock art
Images on natural stone
- ancestralOf one's forebears
- nomadicWithout fixed residence
- hunter-gathererPre-farming subsistence lifestyle
- South AmericanArgentinian, Bolivian, Brazilian, Chilean, Colombian
- drylands
- South American PeoplesInca, Quechua, Guarani, Amazonian tribes, Amazon tribes
Patagoniantropical
Of hot, humid regions
equatorial · Caribbean · Amazonian · Saharan · subtropical
PatagonianArctic
Earth's northernmost zone
Alaskan · Siberian · Scandinavian · Canadian · Icelandic
Patagoniantropical rainforest
Humid equatorial biome with dense vegetation
jungle · Amazonian · verdant · lush · densely populated