Florentino Ameghino Department
Encyclopedia
Florentino Ameghino is a department
of Chubut Province
, it is located on the Atlantic coast of Argentina
The provincial subdivision has a population of about 1,484 inhabitants in an area of 16,088 km², and its capital city is Camarones
, which is located around 1,654km from Capital Federal.
The department is noted for its wealth of geological
and paleontological
features. Specimens from the region are on display in a number of museums worldwide.
The department is named in honour of Florentino Ameghino
(September 18, 1854 – August 6, 1911), an Argentinian naturalist
, paleontologist
, anthropologist
and zoologist
Departments of Argentina
Departments form the second level of administrative division in the provinces of Argentina. There are no departments in the city of Buenos Aires, which has so far been divided into neighbourhoods as its administrative divisions, but is to be divided now into communes by a recently passed local act...
of Chubut Province
Chubut Province
Chubut a province in the southern part of Argentina situated between the 42nd parallel south and the 46th parallel south , the Andes range separating Argentina from Chile, and the Atlantic ocean...
, it is located on the Atlantic coast of Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
The provincial subdivision has a population of about 1,484 inhabitants in an area of 16,088 km², and its capital city is Camarones
Camarones, Chubut
Camarones is a small settlement located in Chubut Province, Argentina. It is the head town of the Florentino Ameghino Department....
, which is located around 1,654km from Capital Federal.
The department is noted for its wealth of geological
Geology
Geology is the science comprising the study of solid Earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which it evolves. Geology gives insight into the history of the Earth, as it provides the primary evidence for plate tectonics, the evolutionary history of life, and past climates...
and paleontological
Paleontology
Paleontology "old, ancient", ὄν, ὀντ- "being, creature", and λόγος "speech, thought") is the study of prehistoric life. It includes the study of fossils to determine organisms' evolution and interactions with each other and their environments...
features. Specimens from the region are on display in a number of museums worldwide.
The department is named in honour of Florentino Ameghino
Florentino Ameghino
Florentino Ameghino was an Argentine naturalist, paleontologist, anthropologist and zoologist.Born in Luján, son of Italian immigrants, Ameghino was a self-taught naturalist, and focused his study on the lands of the southern Pampas...
(September 18, 1854 – August 6, 1911), an Argentinian naturalist
Natural history
Natural history is the scientific research of plants or animals, leaning more towards observational rather than experimental methods of study, and encompasses more research published in magazines than in academic journals. Grouped among the natural sciences, natural history is the systematic study...
, paleontologist
Paleontology
Paleontology "old, ancient", ὄν, ὀντ- "being, creature", and λόγος "speech, thought") is the study of prehistoric life. It includes the study of fossils to determine organisms' evolution and interactions with each other and their environments...
, anthropologist
Anthropology
Anthropology is the study of humanity. It has origins in the humanities, the natural sciences, and the social sciences. The term "anthropology" is from the Greek anthrōpos , "man", understood to mean mankind or humanity, and -logia , "discourse" or "study", and was first used in 1501 by German...
and zoologist
Zoology
Zoology |zoölogy]]), is the branch of biology that relates to the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct...
Economy
The economy of Florentino Ameghino and its head town is dominated by tourism. People are attracted to the region by its lengthy unspoiled coastline, its geography and fauna, especially the penguin colonies.Settlements
- CamaronesCamarones, ChubutCamarones is a small settlement located in Chubut Province, Argentina. It is the head town of the Florentino Ameghino Department....
- Malaspina
- La Esther
- GarayaldeGarayaldeGarayalde is a village and municipality in Chubut Province in southern Argentina.-References:...
- Caleta Hornos
- Uzcudun
- Florentino Ameghino
- Cabo Raso
- Puesto El Palenque