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Thursday, February 7, 2013
"The name Patagonia comes from the word patagón used by Magellan to describe the native people whom his expedition thought to be giants."
"It is now believed the Patagons were actually Tehuelches with an average height of 1.80 m (~5′11″) compared to the 1.55 m (~5′1″) average for Spaniards of the time."
In Chile, today's "History of" country.
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