The Gallegos River ( Spanish : Río Gallegos ) is a river in the Argentine province of Santa Cruz , on whose estuary lies Río Gallegos city, capital of the province. Given that its basin reaches only the fringes of the Andes mountains it classifies as a sub-Andean river.
4-414: The is contradicting information on where river is actually formed. According to one source it forms at the confluence of the rivers Rubens and Penitente . Yet according to another source Rubens River is just a tributary of Penitente River and Gallegos River originates further downstream at the confluence of the rivers Penitentes and Turbio. After traveling 180 kilometres (112 mi) Gallegos River reaches
8-496: The Atlantic Coast. On its way east, after crossing a 200-kilometre (120 mi) wide glaciated canyon, it meets the tributaries Turbio, Cóndor, and Zurdo. In spite of this, the river's stream can be drastically reduced during the dry season . The river, named after Blasco Gallegos , one of the pilots of Ferdinand Magellan 's expedition of 1520, is popular for fly fishing for brown trout , principally by tourists. Part of
12-641: The drainage basin of the river lies in Chile's Magallanes Region . This article about a place in Santa Cruz Province , Argentina is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to a river in Argentina is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Rubens River The Rubens River ( Spanish : río Rubens ) is a river located in southern Patagonia . The river originates in Chile's Cordillera Aníbal Pinto in
16-510: The southwest and flows northeast into Argentina where it joins the Penitente River . Sources disagree whether Rubens River is a tributary of the Penitentes river or whether Gallegos River originates at their confluence. This article related to a river in Argentina is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region location article
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