Río Turbio is a town and municipality in the
Güer Aike Department
Güer Aike Department is a department in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina. It has a population of 113,267 and an area of 33,841 km². The seat of the department is in Río Gallegos which also has the majority of the population with 97,742. ...
of the
Santa Cruz Province in southern
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
.
It was founded in late 1942, as a consequence of the coal mining in the area. Rio Turbio was home to the state-owned coal extraction company
YCF. The mine is currently operated by
Yacimientos Carboníferos Río Turbio.
Río Turbio Airport
Río Turbio Airport is an airport serving Río Turbio, a town in the Santa Cruz Province of Argentina. The airport is just south of 28 de Noviembre, a town southeast of Rio Turbio.
The international border with Chile is west of the airport. ...
is located near to
28 de Noviembre
28 de Noviembre, written out as Veintiocho de Noviembre, is a town in southwestern Santa Cruz Province, Argentina. It has roughly 5,300 inhabitants, most of whom are of Argentinian and Italian origin, and is located west of Río Gallegos and ...
town, about 16 km southwest of Rio Turbio.
Climate
Under the
Köppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by German-Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen (1846–1940) in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen, notabl ...
, Río Turbio is classified as a
subpolar oceanic climate
An oceanic climate, also known as a marine climate, is the humid temperate climate sub-type in Köppen classification ''Cfb'', typical of west coasts in higher middle latitudes of continents, generally featuring cool summers and mild winters ( ...
(
Köppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by German-Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen (1846–1940) in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen, notabl ...
: Cfc) with cold winters.
The climate is characterized by strong westerly winds, which are generated by the influence of the two semi-permanent high pressure systems in the South Atlantic and South Pacific.
[ Mean monthly temperatures range from a low of in July to a high of in January.][
]
References
Populated places in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina
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