Sea lions fighting
Killer whale swimming close to the coast
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Valdés Peninsula is
situated in the east of Chubut, on the
Atlantic seaboard.
It is joined to the continent by the Ameghino isthmus
with the gulfs of San José in the north, and Nuevo in the south.
This is a place rich in fascinating wild life, plenty
of animals, birds, and fish (most of them in the Birds Isle - Isla de los
Pájaros ). Here it is possible to see sea elephants, cormorants,
turns and even see the whales which come to breed each year between July
and November. Sometimes propelled by their powerful tails, the whales leap
completely out of the water and crash back causing enormous swirls of water.
Another important attraction are the killer whales who usually hunt seals
by swimming until they reach the beach.
There is an Interpretation Center which welcomes visitors
and has a museum and an audiovisual room. Inside the peninsula one can
also find the lowest place in South America: Salinas Grandes(40 m.u.s.l)
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