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Península Valdés — illustrated travel poster

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Península Valdés

Península Valdés in Patagonia is a site of global significance for the conservation of marine mammals.

NaturalInscribed 1999

The Story

Península Valdés in Patagonia is a site of global significance for the conservation of marine mammals. It is home to an important breeding population of the endangered southern right whale as well as important breeding populations of southern elephant seals and southern sea lions.

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