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Laguna del Carbón (Spanish
Spanish language

Spanish or Castilian is a Romance languages that originated in northern Spain, and gradually spread in the Kingdom of Castile and evolved into the principal language of government and trade....
 for Coal Lagoon) is a 105 metre
Metre

The metre or meter is a Unit of measurement of length. It is the SI base unit of length in the metric system and in the International System of Units , used around the world for general and scientific purposes....
 (344 ft) below sea level
Sea level

Mean sea level is the average height of the sea, with reference to a suitable reference surface. Defining the reference level , however, involves complex measurement, and accurately determining MSL can prove difficult....
 depression located at coordinates in the Santa Cruz Province
Santa Cruz Province (Argentina)

Santa Cruz is a Provinces of Argentina of Argentina, located in the southern part of the country, in Patagonia. It borders Chubut Province province to the north, and Chile to the west and south....
, Argentina
Argentina

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic , is a country in South America, constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city....
. It is the lowest point
Extremes on Earth

This article describes extreme locations on Earth. Entries listed in bold are Earth-wide extremes....
 of both the Western
Western Hemisphere

The Western Hemisphere, also Western hemisphere or western hemisphere, is a geography term for the half of the Earth that lies west of the Prime Meridian , the other half being the Eastern Hemisphere....
 and Southern
Southern Hemisphere

The Southern Hemisphere is the half of a planet that is south of the equator?the word sphere literally means 'half ball'. It is also that half of the celestial sphere south of the celestial equator....
 Hemisphere
Hemisphere

Hemisphere may refer to:*half of a sphereAs half of the Earth:*Any half of the Earth or other planetary or stellar body*New World*Old World...
s, and the 7th lowest point on Earth.

Located 54 km from the city of Puerto San Julián
Puerto San Julián

File:Bah?a de San Juli?n .jpgPuerto San Juli?n, also known historically as Port St Julian, is a natural harbour in Patagonia in the Santa Cruz Province of Argentina located at ....
, it is part of the endorheic Gran Bajo de San Julián (Great San Julián Depression) salt lake
Salt Lake

For a lake containing a high concentration of salt, see salt lake .More specifically, Salt Lake may refer to:...
 area located between the San Julián Bay
San Julian Bay

San Julian Bay is a curved bay in Argentina, next to the city of Puerto San Juli?n....
 and the Chico River.

As in several other locations in Patagonia
Patagonia

Patagonia is a geographic region containing the southernmost portion of South America. Located in Argentina and Chile, it comprises the Andes mountains to the west and south, and plateaux and low plains to the east....
, dinosaur
Dinosaur

Dinosaurs were the dominant vertebrate animals of Landform ecosystems for over 160 million years, from the late Triassic Period until the end of the Cretaceous Period , when most of them became extinct in the Cretaceous?Tertiary extinction event....
 fossil
Fossil

Fossils are the preserved remains or trace fossil of animals, plants, and other organisms from the remote past. The totality of fossils, both discovered and undiscovered, and their placement in fossiliferous Rock formations and sedimentary rock layers is known as the fossil record....
s have been found in the area.








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Laguna del Carbón (Spanish
Spanish language

Spanish or Castilian is a Romance languages that originated in northern Spain, and gradually spread in the Kingdom of Castile and evolved into the principal language of government and trade....
 for Coal Lagoon) is a 105 metre
Metre

The metre or meter is a Unit of measurement of length. It is the SI base unit of length in the metric system and in the International System of Units , used around the world for general and scientific purposes....
 (344 ft) below sea level
Sea level

Mean sea level is the average height of the sea, with reference to a suitable reference surface. Defining the reference level , however, involves complex measurement, and accurately determining MSL can prove difficult....
 depression located at coordinates in the Santa Cruz Province
Santa Cruz Province (Argentina)

Santa Cruz is a Provinces of Argentina of Argentina, located in the southern part of the country, in Patagonia. It borders Chubut Province province to the north, and Chile to the west and south....
, Argentina
Argentina

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic , is a country in South America, constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city....
. It is the lowest point
Extremes on Earth

This article describes extreme locations on Earth. Entries listed in bold are Earth-wide extremes....
 of both the Western
Western Hemisphere

The Western Hemisphere, also Western hemisphere or western hemisphere, is a geography term for the half of the Earth that lies west of the Prime Meridian , the other half being the Eastern Hemisphere....
 and Southern
Southern Hemisphere

The Southern Hemisphere is the half of a planet that is south of the equator?the word sphere literally means 'half ball'. It is also that half of the celestial sphere south of the celestial equator....
 Hemisphere
Hemisphere

Hemisphere may refer to:*half of a sphereAs half of the Earth:*Any half of the Earth or other planetary or stellar body*New World*Old World...
s, and the 7th lowest point on Earth.

Located 54 km from the city of Puerto San Julián
Puerto San Julián

File:Bah?a de San Juli?n .jpgPuerto San Juli?n, also known historically as Port St Julian, is a natural harbour in Patagonia in the Santa Cruz Province of Argentina located at ....
, it is part of the endorheic Gran Bajo de San Julián (Great San Julián Depression) salt lake
Salt Lake

For a lake containing a high concentration of salt, see salt lake .More specifically, Salt Lake may refer to:...
 area located between the San Julián Bay
San Julian Bay

San Julian Bay is a curved bay in Argentina, next to the city of Puerto San Juli?n....
 and the Chico River.

As in several other locations in Patagonia
Patagonia

Patagonia is a geographic region containing the southernmost portion of South America. Located in Argentina and Chile, it comprises the Andes mountains to the west and south, and plateaux and low plains to the east....
, dinosaur
Dinosaur

Dinosaurs were the dominant vertebrate animals of Landform ecosystems for over 160 million years, from the late Triassic Period until the end of the Cretaceous Period , when most of them became extinct in the Cretaceous?Tertiary extinction event....
 fossil
Fossil

Fossils are the preserved remains or trace fossil of animals, plants, and other organisms from the remote past. The totality of fossils, both discovered and undiscovered, and their placement in fossiliferous Rock formations and sedimentary rock layers is known as the fossil record....
s have been found in the area.

External links

  • - Argentine Paleontologic Assossiation