Caleta Olivia is a city located at the northeast of the Argentine

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of Santa Cruz, on the

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by the

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. It had a population of 70,304 in the . It is the second most important city of the province after Rio Gallegos, and the most populated of the

Deseado Department Deseado Department is a department in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina. It has a population of 72,953 (2001) and an area of 63,784 km². The seat of the department is in Puerto Deseado. Municipalities * Caleta Olivia * Cañadón Seco * Fitz R ...

. The city was founded on November 20, 1901, by Navy Lieutenant Exequiel Guttero, captain of the ''Guardia Nacional'', a ship that was transporting cables, equipment, and workers for the construction of a

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line south of Comodoro Rivadavia. The settlement was given the name of his wife Olivia (''caleta'' means "small bay", "inlet"). The main economic activities around the city are

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and

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. Its port serves both as a fishing centre, and as an export point for locally produced goods. Among the monuments of the city, probably the most characteristic is that of ''"El Gorosito,"'' built to honour a petroleum industry worker.

Climate

The city has a cold

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(

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''BSk'') with warm summers and cold winters. Precipitation is sparse, averaging a year. Despite the southern latitude, the city has moderate temperatures due to the regulation of the ocean, with beaches visited during sunny days in summer, where different water and sand sports are practiced.

References

External links

''Caleta Olivia, Portal a los Hielos Eternos''
— Portal of the city (in Spanish)

— General and touristic overview of Caleta Olivia. * Port settlements in Argentina Populated places in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina Populated places established in 1901 Populated coastal places in Argentina {{SantaCruzAR-geo-stub

Climate

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