Gastre
Gastre | |
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  Gastre Location of Gastre in Argentina | |
| Coordinates:42°16′S69°13′W/ 42.267°S 69.217°W | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Province | Chubut |
| Department | Gastre |
| Elevation | 1,208 m (3,963 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 557 |
| Time zone | UTC−3(ART) |
| CPA base | U9121 |
| Dialing code | +54 2965 |
| Climate | BSk |
Gastre(fromTehuelcheGástrrek,meaning "shrub" ) is a village inChubut Province,Argentina. It is the head town of theGastre Department.It was founded in 1904. The place was the center of a controversy in the early 1990s when Argentina'sNational Atomic Energy Commissionproposed to build adeep borehole disposalin the area.[1]It was intended for radioactive waste to stay in the area for "1,000 years" until the radiation reached a non-lethal level.[2]
Notes
[edit]- ^Hace 20 años la provincia prohibía el desarrollo de la energía atómicaEl Litoral, 11 April 2011(in Spanish)
- ^"Argentina faces growing environmental waste problemUPI NewsFeature".UPI.Retrieved2021-01-24.
External links
[edit]- Municipal information:Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina.(in Spanish)
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