180 Degrees South Conquerors of the Useless From

180 Degrees South Conquerors of the Useless

From Ventura, CA, to Patagonia

Mount Corcovado

Corcovado Volcano, Chile

Patagonia • region located in Argentina and Chile – southernmost section of the Andes mountains • Patagonia comes from the word patagón used by Magellan in 1520 to describe the native people that his expedition thought to be giants. – It is now believed the Patagons were actually Tehuelches with an average height of 180 cm (~5′ 11″) compared to the 155 cm (~5′ 1″) average for Spaniards of the time.

Patagonian Climate • west coast – has a cool oceanic climate, with summer temperatures ranging from 14°C in the south to 19°C in the north (and nights between 5°C and 11°C) – very high precipitation, from 2, 000 to more than 7, 000 mm in local microclimates • The easterly slopes of the Andes are home to several Argentine cities: San Martín de los Andes, Bariloche, El Bolsón, Esquel, El Calafate. • Temperatures are milder in the summer (in the north, between 20°C and 24°C, with cold nights between 4°C and 9°C; in the south, summers are between 16°C and 20°C, at night temperatures are similar to the north) • much colder in the winter, with frequent snowfall • Less precipitation (rainshadow effect)

Easter Island

UNESCO World Heritage Site • Settle by Polynesians • Resources depleted • Natives killed by European diseases