San Matías Gulf

The Golfo San Matías is a large bay of the South Atlantic, located in southern Argentina between approximately 41 ° and 42 ° south latitude, in the provinces of Río Negro and Chubut. It is limited by the small peninsula of Punta Bermejo in the north and from the Valdes Peninsula in the south.

Shorelines

In the north of the gulf, a cliff attracts 30-100 m height and rugged cliffs falling the first 150 km along. Is found on the north western tip of a distinctive notch in the cliffs, the bay Bahía de San Antonio, the coast is low and therefore its extent varies according to tidal position relatively strong. After that, the coast turns to the south, where also prevail cliffs, but these are not as high as in the north ( 25-50 m). At the height of 42 °. Latitude begins the Valdés Peninsula. On its territory there is a second distinctive notch in the coastline of the Golfo San José, whose peculiarity is the very narrow entrance. The golf ends at Punta Norte ( northern tip ) of the peninsula.

Spot of the Gulf

The coast of the Gulf is very sparsely populated, with the exception of the area around the bay of San Antonio. From North to South are located on the 450 km coastline of the Gulf, only the following localities:

  • La Lobería at the entrance, a small seaside resort with approximately 30 inhabitants
  • Bahía Rosas, small seaside resort, inhabited only in summer
  • Bahía Creek, a small seaside town, only a few permanent residents
  • Pozo Salado, a small seaside town, inhabited only in summer
  • Puerto San Antonio Este, important export harbor for the fruit products of the province, at the entrance to the Bay of San Antonio, but only 280 permanent residents
  • San Antonio Oeste, the most important place in the Gulf with a harbor and industrial, 13,753 inhabitants, on the opposite side of the bay
  • Las Grutas, an important seaside resort, 2,741 permanent residents, up to 250,000 visitors per year
  • Playas Doradas, bathing resort 25 km inland town of Sierra Grande, 52 residents
  • Puerto Lobos, tiny port town in the far north of the province of Chubut.
  • Punta Norte, seat of a conservation area on the Valdés Peninsula.

- 41.5 - 64.25Koordinaten: 41 ° 30 '0 "S, 64 ° 15 ' 0 " W

  • Geography (Argentina )
  • Bay in South America
  • Bay (Atlantic Ocean )
  • Río Negro Province
  • Province of Chubut
Chubut Province
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