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Tierra del Fuego

2013
Tierra del Fuego (literally, Land of Fire) is the name of the archipelago in the southernmost part of the Latin American continent. It consists of a large island, Isla Grande, and dozens of islands and islets to its south that together form the southern tip of Patagonia, the immense peninsula covering the southern provinces of the Republics of Chile ...
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Ornamental Rocks from Tierra del Fuego

2021
“Natural stone,” a term that is frequently applied to ornamental rocks, it encompasses a wide range of stone materials used in the building industry. These rocks have been used by man for the manufacturing of different tools since ancient times. Today, these materials are used as raw materials for the construction of civil works, cladding of buildings,
Estefanía Picado, Raúl E. de Barrio
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Geoid Study in Tierra del Fuego

2002
In 1993 a precise GPS network was established in the region of Tierra del Fuego. In 1998, a levelling line was measured with origin at Ushuaia tide gauge. Gravimetric measurements were also made to apply the orthometric correction.
D. Del Cogliano   +5 more
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Canadian Beavers in Tierra del Fuego

2017
The Canadian beaver was introduced to Tierra del Fuego to provide for income from hunting in the then economically challenged province. They spread slowly but steadily and did what beavers do—built dams, created wetlands, and engineered the landscape. This led to extensive ecosystem and landscape changes, when the beaver dams altered watercourses and ...
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