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[[Image:Peninsula Valdés STS-68.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Golfo Nuevo is the enclosed body of water pictured in the lower left-hand corner of this image.]]
'''Golfo Nuevo''' (Latitude 42° 42' South, Longitude 65° 36' West) is a body of water formed by the [[Península Valdés]] and [[Punta Ninfas]] in the [[provinces of Argentina|province]] of [[Chubut Province|Chubut]] in the [[Argentina|Argentine]] [[Patagonia]]. It is located 650 miles (1,046 km) southwest of [[Buenos Aires]], [[Argentina]]. [[Puerto Madryn]] is its major seaport. From May to December, the [[Southern Right Whale|Southern right whales]] migrate to Golfo Nuevo to breed.<ref>[http://gosouthamerica.about.com/cs/southamerica/a/ArgWhalesPata.htm The Whales of Patagonia, Argentina by Bonnie Hamre]</ref> Golfo Nuevo has also been the scene of a series of [[Unidentified submerged object|mysterious submarine contacts]] in 1958 and 1960.<ref>[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,939605-1,00.html "The Ping in Golfo Nuevo"] - [[TIME (magazine)|''TIME'']] - Monday, Feb. 22, 1960</ref><ref>[http://www.waterufo.net/item.php?id=396 Water UFO - A Research Endeavor]</ref><ref>[http://www.taringa.net/posts/954080 Operation Golfo Neuvo (Attack Submarine)] - Taringa! </ref><ref>[http://www.histarmar.com.ar/InfHistorica/OpGolfoNuevo.htm Operation Golfo Neuvo]- Maritime Archeology and History – Argentina</ref>
'''Golfo Nuevo''' ([[Spanish language|Spanish]] for "New Gulf") is a body of water formed by the [[Península Valdés]] and [[Punta Ninfas]] in the [[provinces of Argentina|province]] of [[Chubut Province|Chubut]] in the [[Argentina|Argentine]] [[Patagonia]]. It is located {{convert|650|mi|km|sp=us}} southwest of [[Buenos Aires]], [[Argentina]]. [[Puerto Madryn]] is its major seaport.


== Notes ==
==Wildlife==
From May to December, the [[southern right whale]]s migrate to Golfo Nuevo to breed,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://gosouthamerica.about.com/cs/southamerica/a/ArgWhalesPata.htm |title=The Whales of Patagonia, Argentina by Bonnie Hamre |access-date=2008-04-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080515035934/http://gosouthamerica.about.com/cs/southamerica/a/ArgWhalesPata.htm |archive-date=2008-05-15 |url-status=dead }}</ref> drawing numerous tourists through Madryn.
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==History==
[[File:Admiralty Chart No 1290 Nuevo Gulf, Published 1876, New Edition 1910.jpg|thumb|left|Admiralty Chart of the Gulf from Robert Fitzroy's 1834 survey]]
The bight was named '''Bahía Sin Fondo''' ("Bottomless Bay"; {{langx|fr|Baie Sans Fond}} or {{lang|fr|Sansfond}}) by [[Ferdinand Magellan]] when he visited it in 1520. In the 18th century, [[Welsh colonization of the Americas|Welsh colonists]] renamed it '''Bahía Nueva''' ({{langx|cy|Bae Newydd}}), whence its current name. It was also sometimes known as '''Bahía de San Matías''' ("[[Saint Matthew]]'s Bay"). The gulf was surveyed by [[Robert Fitzroy]] in [[HMS Beagle|HMS ''Beagle'']] in 1834. Golfo Nuevo was also the scene of a series of mysterious submarine contacts in 1958 and 1960.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110410220110/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,939605-1,00.html "The Ping in Golfo Nuevo"] - ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' -February 22, 1960</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.waterufo.net/item.php?id=396 |title=Water UFO - A Research Endeavor |access-date=2008-04-24 |archive-date=2008-04-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080419035424/http://www.waterufo.net/item.php?id=396 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://www.taringa.net/posts/954080 Operation Golfo Neuvo (Attack Submarine)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081209151133/http://www.taringa.net/posts/954080 |date=2008-12-09 }} - Taringa!</ref><ref>[http://www.histarmar.com.ar/InfHistorica/OpGolfoNuevo.htm Operation Golfo Neuvo]- Maritime Archeology and History – Argentina</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://es.encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_961534963/Golfo_Nuevo.html Golfo Nuevo] - [[MSN]] [[Encarta]]
* [http://es.encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_961534963/Golfo_Nuevo.html Golfo Nuevo] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20090523103538/http://es.encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_961534963/Golfo_Nuevo.html Archived] 2009-10-31) - [[MSN]] [[Encarta]]


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Latest revision as of 10:03, 1 November 2024

Golfo Nuevo is the enclosed body of water pictured in the lower left-hand corner of this image.

Golfo Nuevo (Spanish for "New Gulf") is a body of water formed by the 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

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From May to December, the southern right whales migrate to Golfo Nuevo to breed,[1] drawing numerous tourists through Madryn.

History

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Admiralty Chart of the Gulf from Robert Fitzroy's 1834 survey

The bight was named Bahía Sin Fondo ("Bottomless Bay"; French: Baie Sans Fond or Sansfond) by Ferdinand Magellan when he visited it in 1520. In the 18th century, Welsh colonists renamed it Bahía Nueva (Welsh: Bae Newydd), whence its current name. It was also sometimes known as Bahía de San Matías ("Saint Matthew's Bay"). The gulf was surveyed by Robert Fitzroy in HMS Beagle in 1834. Golfo Nuevo was also the scene of a series of mysterious submarine contacts in 1958 and 1960.[2][3][4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "The Whales of Patagonia, Argentina by Bonnie Hamre". Archived from the original on 2008-05-15. Retrieved 2008-04-24.
  2. ^ "The Ping in Golfo Nuevo" - Time -February 22, 1960
  3. ^ "Water UFO - A Research Endeavor". Archived from the original on 2008-04-19. Retrieved 2008-04-24.
  4. ^ Operation Golfo Neuvo (Attack Submarine) Archived 2008-12-09 at the Wayback Machine - Taringa!
  5. ^ Operation Golfo Neuvo- Maritime Archeology and History – Argentina
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