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 Rio or Río is the Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, and Maltese word for "river". When spoken on its own, the word often means Rio de Janeiro, a major city in Brazil. Rio or Río may also refer to: Geography Brazil * Rio de Janeiro * Rio do Sul, a ...

and south of Río Turbio. The town is near the border with

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, not far from Puerto Natales. Its main economic activity is

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. The town was officially founded on November 28, 1959, on the second anniversary of the adoption of the provincial

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, when a decree merged several settlements into one town which was named after the date of foundation. 28 de Noviembre is the nearest town to

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. ...

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Populated places in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina Populated places established in 1959 1959 establishments in Argentina {{SantaCruzAR-geo-stub