Santa Cruz, Argentina · South America
8,000
Population
South America
Continent
Rio_Gallegos
Timezone
AR
Country Code
El Calafate, also called Calafate, is a city in the Argentine province of Santa Cruz, in Patagonia. It is located on the southern border of Lago Argentino, in the southwest part of the province (about 320 kilometres (200 mi) northwest of Río Gallegos). It is the seat of government for the Lago Argentino Department within the province. The name of the city is also the name of a small bush, with yellow flowers and dark-blue berries, that is very commonly seen in the region—the calafate (Berberis b...
Coordinates
-50.3407°, -72.2768°
Region/State
Santa Cruz
District
Departamento de Lago Argentino
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Country
Argentina
Region
Santa Cruz
Timezone
America/Argentina/Rio_Gallegos
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