Puerto Santa Cruz is a town and municipality in Santa Cruz Province in southern Argentina . It lies near the Atlantic coast on the northern bank of the estuary of Santa Cruz River . It is the second oldest city in the province, being founded in 1878. It was the capital of the Santa Cruz National Territory until Río Gallegos took over the position in 1888. The town is a local centre for sheep and cattle farming. The presence of fresh water in an otherwise semi-arid environment allows for orchards and a local horticulture.
3-490: It is located at latitude 50°S and is an antipode of Prague (located at latitude 50°N). 50°1′9″S 68°31′18″W / 50.01917°S 68.52167°W / -50.01917; -68.52167 This article about a place in Santa Cruz Province , Argentina is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . 50th parallel south Download coordinates as: The 50th parallel south
6-745: Is a circle of latitude that is 50 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane . It crosses the Atlantic Ocean , the Indian Ocean , the Pacific Ocean and South America . At this latitude the sun is visible for 16 hours, 23 minutes during the December solstice and 8 hours, 4 minutes during the June solstice . On December 21, the sun is at 63.44 degrees in the sky and on June 21,
9-626: The sun is at 16.56 degrees in the sky. During the summer solstice, nighttime does not get beyond astronomical twilight , a condition which lasts throughout the month of December. It is possible to view both astronomical dawn and dusk every day of the month of November. The maximum altitude of the Sun is > 25.00º in April and > 18.00º in May. Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards,
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