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Patagonia is the sparsely populated region at the southern tip of South America, shared between Argentina and Chile, spanning windswept steppe east of the Andes and fjord-cut coastline and glaciers to the west. It takes its name from the Patagones, the term Ferdinand Magellan's expedition used for the region's Tehuelche inhabitants, and its southern extremity faces the Drake Passage toward Antarctica.
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Area (sq km)Combined Argentine and Chilean Patagonia, approximately 777,000 sq km and 340,000 sq km respectively. PopulationApproximate, one of the most sparsely populated regions on Earth at under two people per sq km; the large majority live on the Argentine side. Cross-Tradition Connections
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This source names Antarctica directly: "faces the Drake Passage toward Antarctica."
This source names The Andes directly: "spanning windswept steppe east of the Andes and fjord-cut coastline and glaciers to the west."
This source names Patagonia directly: "through Peru, Bolivia, and Chile to Patagonia in the south, the longest continental mountain range on Earth."
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