The PaddlerUK magazine July 2015 issue 3 | Page 48

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Did you know:
The area of Patagonia spans a massive 1,043,076 km²,
occupying almost half of each country and yet only
home to less than two million inhabitants.

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Patagonia is an incredibly hostile wilderness, known for its
rugged landscape, inhospitable mountains and rapidly
changing weather. A region, which is shared by both
Chile and Argentina, yet divides Chile almost in two, due
to the untameable barrier it creates for roads and
transport.The west coast consists of an intricate maze of
fjords and islands, where a single tiny village is the only
civilization for thousands of kilometres.