Penitente River

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Penitente River
Penitente River is located in Southern Patagonia
Penitente River
Location
Countries
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationChile
Mouth 
 • location
Gallegos River, Argentina
 • coordinates
51°53′46.07″S 71°35′38.11″W / 51.8961306°S 71.5939194°W / -51.8961306; -71.5939194Coordinates: 51°53′46.07″S 71°35′38.11″W / 51.8961306°S 71.5939194°W / -51.8961306; -71.5939194

The Penitente River (Spanish: río Penitente) is a river located in southern Patagonia. The river originates in Chile in the south and flows north into Argentina. Somewhere in Argentina the river gives origin to Gallegos River, but sources disagree wehter this happens at confluence of it with Rubens River or with Turbio River.[1]

References

  1. ^ Boris G., Diaz; Monserrat, María Cecilia; Tiberi, Pedro E.; Mardewald, Guillermina; Hofmann, Christian; Caparrós, Leandro; Mattenet, Francisco; Zerpa, Débora; Billoni, Sabrina L.; Martínez, Lorena (2016-12-01). Hidrología superficial de la Región Hidrográfica del río Gallegos (Sur de la provincia de Santa Cruz, Argentina) (Report) (in Spanish). Vol. 8. Informes Científicos - Técnicos UNPA. pp. 136–161.