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Ameghino Peninsula
Ameghino may refer to: People * Carlos Ameghino (1865-1936), Argentine paleontologist and explorer * Florentino Ameghino (1853-1911), Argentine naturalist, paleontologist, anthropologist and zoologist * Sabrina Ameghino (born 1980), Argentine sprint canoeist Locations ;Argentina * Florentino Ameghino, Buenos Aires, town in Buenos Aires Province * Florentino Ameghino Partido, district in the northwest of Buenos Aires Province * Carlos Ameghino Provincial Museum, natural science museum in La Plata, Buenos Aires Province * Centro Ameghino, hospital in Buenos Aires * Florentino Ameghino Department, in Chubut Province * Florentino Ameghino Dam, gravity dam in Chubut Province * Villa Dique Florentino Ameghino, commune in Chubut Province * Florentino Ameghino, Misiones, municipality in Misiones Province ;Elsewhere * Ameghino Gully, landform in Longing Peninsula, Nordenskjold Coast, Antarctica * Ameghino (crater) Ameghino is a lunar impact crater located to the north of the Sinus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Ameghino
Carlos Ciriaco Ameghino (16 June 1865 – 12 April 1936) was an Argentine paleontologist and explorer who accompanied his brother Florentino Ameghino throughout Argentina searching for fossils. Scientific career Carlos Ameghino was educated as a naturalist with his brother Florentino Ameghino on his journeys to Buenos Aires and the Chaco Province in Argentina. The goal of this expedition was to collect fossils. In 1887, he decided to explore South Argentina, and the watersheds of the Santa Cruz River, the Chubut River, the Chico River, the Deseado River, the Gallegos River, and the Straits of Megellan. He discovered many fossils and created several geological and paleontological reports in his research that he gave to his brother. He also demonstrated the exact superposition of two great tertiary Tertiary (from Latin, meaning 'third' or 'of the third degree/order..') may refer to: * Tertiary period, an obsolete geologic period spanning from 66 to 2.6 million years ago * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florentino Ameghino
Florentino Ameghino (born Giovanni Battista Fiorino Giuseppe Ameghino; September 19, 1853 – August 6, 1911) was an Argentine naturalist, paleontologist, anthropologist and zoologist, whose fossil discoveries on the Argentine Pampas, especially on Patagonia, rank with those made in the western United States during the late 19th century. Along with his two brothers – Carlos and Juan – Florentino Ameghino was one of the most important founding figures in South American paleontology. From 1887 until his death, Ameghino was passionately devoted to the study of fossil mammals from Patagonia, with the valuable support of his brother Carlos Ameghino (1865–1936) who, between 1887 and 1902, made 14 trips to that region, where he discovered and collected numerous fossil faunas and made important stratigraphic observations. Biography Ameghino was born on September 19, 1853, in Tessi, an hamlet of Moneglia, a municipality of Liguria in Italy, in what was then the Kingdom of Sardi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabrina Ameghino
Sabrina Inés Ameghino (born July 6, 1980) is an Argentine sprint canoeist. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the women's K-1 200 metres race, in which she reached the semifinals, and as part of the 13th-place Argentina team in the women's K-4 500 metres race. In the 2019 Pan American Games The Pan American Games, known as the Pan Am Games, is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas. It features thousands of athletes participating in competitions to win different summer sports. It is held among athletes from nations of th ... celebrated in Lima, Perú, Ameghino won two more medals, including a gold in the Women's K-1 200 metres category, becoming the first Argentine canoeing woman with a gold medal in the Pan American Games. References 1980 births Living people Argentine female canoeists Olympic canoeists for Argentina Canoeists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Pan American Games silver medalists in canoeing Pan American Games bronze medalists in can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florentino Ameghino, Buenos Aires
Florentino Ameghino is a town in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the administrative seat of the Florentino Ameghino Partido. The town is named after Argentine naturalist, paleontologist, anthropologist and zoologist Florentino Ameghino. External links * Populated places in Buenos Aires Province Populated places established in 1910 {{BuenosAiresAR-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florentino Ameghino Partido
Florentino Ameghino Partido is a partido in the northwest of Buenos Aires Province in Argentina. The provincial subdivision has a population of about 8,000 inhabitants in an area of , and its capital city is Florentino Ameghino, which is from Buenos Aires. Name Florentino Ameghino Partido is named after Argentine naturalist, paleontologist, anthropologist and zoologist Florentino Ameghino. Settlements * Blaquier * Eduardo Costa * Florentino Ameghino Florentino Ameghino (born Giovanni Battista Fiorino Giuseppe Ameghino; September 19, 1853 – August 6, 1911) was an Argentine naturalist, paleontologist, anthropologist and zoologist, whose fossil discoveries on the Argentine Pampas, especial ... * Nueva Suiza * Porvenir External links Ameghino Partido Website Populated places established in 1991 Partidos of Buenos Aires Province 1991 establishments in Argentina {{BuenosAiresAR-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Ameghino Provincial Museum
The Carlos Ameghino Provincial Museum is a natural science museum founded by Professor Roberto Abel in 1971. It is located in Cipolletti city, Río Negro Province, Argentina. It is named after the renowned naturalist and explorer Carlos Ameghino. It is currently located in the "Pichi Ruca" house which belonged to General Manuel Fernàndez Oro and is located within the land of the "La Esmeralda" estate. The Museum is placed in Belgrano 2150, Cipolletti (8324), Río Negro Province, Argentine Republic. History In the beginning, it was located at the Peuser Manor, located in the Los Tordos neighbourhood in the city of Cipolletti. It currently belongs to the School of Humanities of the National University of ComahueIn 1987 the museum was moved to the "Pichi Ruca" house, which was a part of the "La Esmeralda" estate. The manor belonged to General Manuel Fernández Oro, the city's founder, and his wife, Lucinda González Larrosa.The Senate of Argentina declared the Museum a place of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centro Ameghino
Centro Ameghino is a hospital in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It was founded in 1948 by the Ministry of Health, and was initially designated as the "Institute of Applied Psychopathology Psychopathology is the study of mental illness. It includes the signs and symptoms of all mental disorders. The field includes Abnormal psychology, abnormal cognition, maladaptive behavior, and experiences which differ according to social norms ..." Notes Hospital buildings completed in 1948 Balvanera Hospitals in Buenos Aires {{SouthAm-hospital-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florentino Ameghino Department
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 1,654 km from the 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 Argentine naturalist, paleontologist, anthropologist and zoologist 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. Attractions *Fiesta Nacional de Salmon (National Salmon Festival) *Cabo Dos Bahías Settlements * Camarones * Malaspina * La Esther * G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florentino Ameghino Dam
The Florentino Ameghino Dam (''Dique Florentino Ameghino'') is a gravity dam in Chubut Province, Patagonia, Argentina, west of the city of Trelew. The dam also protects the towns in the lower Chubut River valley from flooding. The Florentino Ameghino is located on the Chubut River, which originates from snowmelt in the Andes. Work began on the dam in 1943, led by the engineer Antonio Pronsato; the dam was inaugurated in 1963. The dam has two Francis turbines of each. The dam is currently operated by Hidroeléctrica Ameghino. Adjacent to the dam is a town with approximately 200 residents called Villa Dique Florentino Ameghino. The dam takes its name from Florentino Ameghino Florentino Ameghino (born Giovanni Battista Fiorino Giuseppe Ameghino; September 19, 1853 – August 6, 1911) was an Argentine naturalist, paleontologist, anthropologist and zoologist, whose fossil discoveries on the Argentine Pampas, especial ..., an Argentine naturalist, paleontologist, anthropo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villa Dique Florentino Ameghino
Villa Dique Florentino Ameghino is a rural commune in Chubut Province in southern Argentina. It is located next to the on the , to the west of the city of Trelew
Trelew (, from "town" and the name of the founder, Lewis Jones) is a city in the eastern part of the Chubut Province of Argentina, 21km away from the coast. Located in Patagonia, the city is the largest and most populous in the low valley of ...
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Florentino Ameghino, Misiones
Florentino Ameghino (Misiones) is a village and municipality in Misiones Province in north-eastern Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt .... References Populated places in Misiones Province {{Misiones-geo-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ameghino Gully
The Longing Peninsula () is a peninsula long terminating in Cape Longing, situated at the northeast end of the Nordenskjöld Coast where it separates the Larsen Ice Shelf from the Prince Gustav Ice Shelf. Location The Longing Peninsula extends from the southeast coast of the Trinity Peninsula into Prince Gustav Channel in Graham Land at the northeast end of the Antarctic Peninsula. It is at the northeast end of Nordenskjold Coast. Larsen Inlet is to the west of the peninsula, the Weddell Sea to the south and Prince Gustav Channel to the east. Mount Tucker is to the north. The Florentino Ameghino Refuge is an Argentine camp on Cape Longing, at the tip of the peninsula. Discovery and name The Longing Peninsula was discovered and roughly charted by Otto Nordenskjöld, leader of the swedish Antarctic Expedition (SwedAE), 1901-04, who named Cape Longing. The peninsula was named after the cape by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) following British Antarctic Surve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
