Golfo Nuevo
Golfo Nuevo (
Península Valdés and Punta Ninfas in the province of Chubut in the Argentine Patagonia. It is located 650 miles (1,050 km) southwest of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Puerto Madryn
is its major seaport.
Wildlife
From May to December, the southern right whales migrate to Golfo Nuevo to breed,[1] drawing numerous tourists through Madryn.
History
The bight was named Bahía Sin Fondo ("Bottomless Bay";
Saint Matthew's Bay"). Golfo Nuevo was also the scene of a series of mysterious submarine contacts in 1958 and 1960.[2][3][4][5]
References
- ^ "The Whales of Patagonia, Argentina by Bonnie Hamre". Archived from the original on 2008-05-15. Retrieved 2008-04-24.
- ^ "The Ping in Golfo Nuevo" - Time -February 22, 1960
- ^ Water UFO - A Research Endeavor
- ^ Operation Golfo Neuvo (Attack Submarine) - Taringa!
- ^ Operation Golfo Neuvo- Maritime Archeology and History – Argentina
External links
- Golfo Nuevo (Archived 2009-10-31) - MSN Encarta
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