Neuquén River, the Glossary

Table of Contents

1. 25 relations: Andes, Argentina, Atheriniformes, Cerros Colorados Complex, Copahue, Domuyo, Fly fishing, Fracking, Giganotosaurus, Hydroelectricity, Limay River, Melting, Neuquén, Neuquén Province, Paleontology, Patagonia, Pellegrini Lake, Provinces of Argentina, Río Negro (Argentina), Río Negro Province, Shale gas, Tight oil, Tributary, Trout, Tyrannosaurus.

2. Rivers of Neuquén Province
3. Rivers of Río Negro Province

Andes

The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountain Range are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America.

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Argentina

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America.

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Atheriniformes

The Atheriniformes, also known as the silversides, are an order of ray-finned fishes that includes the Old World silversides and several less-familiar families, including the unusual Phallostethidae.

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Cerros Colorados Complex

The Cerros Colorados Complex is a group of dams and hydroelectricity generation facilities on the lower valley of the Neuquén River, in Neuquén, Argentina.

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Copahue

Copahue is a stratovolcano in the Andes on the border of Bío Bío Region, Chile and Neuquén Province, Argentina.

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Domuyo

The Domuyo Volcano is a stratovolcano located in the Argentine province of Neuquén.

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Fly fishing

Fly fishing is an angling technique that uses an ultra-lightweight lure called an artificial fly, which typically mimics small invertebrates such as flying and aquatic insects to attract and catch fish.

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Fracking

Fracking (also known as hydraulic fracturing, fracing, hydrofracturing, or hydrofracking) is a well stimulation technique involving the fracturing of formations in bedrock by a pressurized liquid.

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Giganotosaurus

Giganotosaurus is a genus of theropod dinosaur that lived in what is now Argentina, during the early Cenomanian age of the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 99.6 to 95 million years ago.

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Hydroelectricity

Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, is electricity generated from hydropower (water power).

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Limay River

The Limay River is an important river in the northwestern Argentine Patagonia (the region of Comahue). Neuquén River and Limay River are rivers of Argentina, rivers of Neuquén Province and rivers of Río Negro Province.

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Melting

Melting, or fusion, is a physical process that results in the phase transition of a substance from a solid to a liquid.

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Neuquén

Neuquén (Nehuenken) is the capital city of the Argentine province of Neuquén and of the Confluencia Department, located in the east of the province.

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Neuquén Province

Neuquén is a province of Argentina, located in the west of the country, at the northern end of Patagonia.

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Paleontology

Paleontology, also spelled palaeontology or palæontology, is the scientific study of life that existed prior to the start of the Holocene epoch (roughly 11,700 years before present).

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Patagonia

Patagonia is a geographical region that encompasses the southern end of South America, governed by Argentina and Chile.

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Pellegrini Lake

The Pellegrini Lake is an artificial lake located on the Argentinian Patagonia, in the province of Río Negro, near the city of Cinco Saltos, at approximately and 270 m above mean sea level.

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Provinces of Argentina

Argentina is divided into twenty-three federated states called provinces (provincias, singular) and one called the autonomous city (ciudad autónoma) of Buenos Aires, which is the federal capital of the republic (Capital Federal) as decided by the Argentine Congress.

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Río Negro (Argentina)

Río Negro (Black River) is the main river of Patagonia in terms of the size of its drainage basin, its associated agricultural produce and population living at its shores. Neuquén River and Río Negro (Argentina) are rivers of Argentina and rivers of Río Negro Province.

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Río Negro Province

Río Negro (Black River) is a province of Argentina, located in northern Patagonia.

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Shale gas

Shale gas is an unconventional natural gas that is found trapped within shale formations.

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Tight oil

Tight oil (also known as shale oil, shale-hosted oil or light tight oil, abbreviated LTO) is light crude oil contained in unconventional petroleum-bearing formations of low permeability, often shale or tight sandstone.

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Tributary

A tributary, or an affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream (main stem or "parent"), river, or a lake.

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Trout

Trout (trout) is a generic common name for numerous species of carnivorous freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the genera Oncorhynchus, Salmo and Salvelinus, all of which are members of the subfamily Salmoninae in the family Salmonidae.

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Tyrannosaurus

Tyrannosaurus is a genus of large theropod dinosaur.

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See also

Rivers of Neuquén Province

• Agrio River
• Barrancas River
• Chimehuin River
• Collón Curá River
• Correntoso River
• Huahum River
• Limay River
• Neuquén River
• Traful River

Rivers of Río Negro Province

• Chubut River
• Colorado River (Argentina)
• Gutiérrez River
• Limay River
• Manso River (Argentina and Chile)
• Neuquén River
• Río Negro (Argentina)

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuquén_River

Also known as Río Neuquén.