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Río Gallegos - Argentina

Principal Locations
  1. Bahia Blanca
  2. Belen
  3. Buenos Aires
  4. Córdoba
  5. Comodoro Rivadavia
  6. Concordia
  7. Corrientes
  8. Eduardo Castex
  9. Esquel
  10. Formosa
  11. Isca Yacu
  12. Jesús María
  13. La Plata
  14. La Rioja
  15. Mar del Plata
  16. Mendoza
  17. Neuquén
  18. Paraná
  19. Posadas
  20. Puerto Madryn
  21. Rawson, Chubut
  22. Río Cuarto
  23. Río Gallegos
  24. Resistencia
  25. Rio Grande, Argentina
  26. Rosario
  27. Salta
  28. San Carlos de Bariloche
  29. San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca
  30. San Francisco
  31. San Isidro
  32. San Juan
  33. San Luis
  34. San Miguel de Tucumán
  35. San Salvador de Jujuy
  36. Santa Fe
  37. Santa Rosa, Argentina
  38. Santiago del Estero
  39. Trelew
  40. Ushuaia
  41. Viedma
  42. Villa María


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Río Gallegos, Argentina


Río Gallegos is a city in Argentina and is the capital of the Santa Cruz Province. It has a population of 80,000 and is 20 metres above sea level. It is 2,636 km from Buenos Aires.

It was discovered in 1575 by the expedicionist Jofré De Loaiza, and was called San Idelfonso river before 1535, when Simón de Alcazaba finally named it Río Gallegos. Capital of Santa Cruz Province since May 19, 1904.

Rio Gallegos's insignia

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Argentum21 - Rio Gallegos

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