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Patagonia
Pat·a·go·ni·a [ pàttə gṓnee ə ] region of steppe and desert in southern Argentina and southeastern Chile, between the Andes Mountains and the South Atlantic Ocean.
Area: 670,000 sq km (260,000 sq mi) 

Pat·a·go·ni·an noun, adjective
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