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Antonio de Vea expedition enters San Rafael Lake in western Patagonia.

Antonio de Vea expedition

Spanish expedition to Patagonia, 1675–1676

The Antonio de Vea expedition of 1675–1676 was a Spanish naval expedition to the fjords and channels of Patagonia aimed to find whether rival colonial powers—specifically, the English—were active in the region. While this was not the first Spanish expedition to the region, it…
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San Rafael Lake

Lake in Chile

San Rafael Lake is an arc-shaped coastal lake located in the Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Region of Chile, within the national park that bears its name. To the north the lagoon is connected to the Moraleda Channel, to the south lies the Ofqui Isthmus. To the west…
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December 11

Day of the year

December 11 is the 345th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 20 days remain until the end of the year.
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