Patagonian Indians
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Thomas Falkner — (born 6 October1707; died 30 January1784) was an English Jesuit missionary, active in Patagonia.LifeHe was the son of Thomas Falkner, a Manchester apothecary, and obtained his education at the Manchester grammar school. Later on, having studied… … Wikipedia
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Tierra del Fuego — (Spanish Land of Fire) originally the fires of Patagonian Indians but more recently the burning gases from oil rigs in southernmost South America … Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games
Settaboth — One of the gods of the Patagonian Indians who became immortalized by Shakespeare under the name of Setebos … Who’s Who in non-classical mythology
Patagonia — Patagonian, adj., n. /pat euh goh nee euh, gohn yeuh/, n. 1. a tableland region of southern Argentina. 2. a region in S South America, in S Argentina and S Chile, extending from the Andes to the Atlantic. * * * Semiarid scrub plateau, southern… … Universalium
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