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Torres del Paine National Park
Torres del Paine National Park
is a
national park
encompassing mountains, glaciers, lakes, and rivers in southern
Chilean
Patagonia
. The
Cordillera del Paine
is the centerpiece of the park. It lies in a transition area between the
Magellanic subpolar forests
and the
Patagonian Steppes
. The park is located north of
Puerto Natales
and north of
Punta Arenas
. The park borders
Bernardo O'Higgins National Park
to the west and the
Los Glaciares National Park
to the north in
Argentine
territory.
Paine
means "blue" in the native
Tehuelche
(Aonikenk) language and is pronounced
PIE-nay
.
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