Estación Transformadora Chocón
Estación Transformadora Chocón is an electrical substation in Departamento de El Cuy, Río Negro Province. Estación Transformadora Chocón is situated nearby to the fire station Bomberos Voluntarios de Villa El Chocón, as well as near the ruins Villa Temporaria Hidronor.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include El Chocón Dam and Ernesto Bachmann Paleontological Museum.
El Chocón Dam
Power station
Photo: Aibdescalzo, Public domain.
The El Chocón Dam is one of the most iconic engineering works in Patagonia and the Argentine Republic. Located on the Limay River, in the northwestern region of Patagonia known as Comahue, it is 381 meters above sea level and approximately 80 kilometers upstream from the confluence of the Limay and Neuquén Rivers. El Chocón Dam is situated 1¼ km southwest of Estación Transformadora Chocón.
Ernesto Bachmann Paleontological Museum
Museum
Photo: Horacio Fernandez, CC BY 3.0.
The Ernesto Bachmann Paleontological Museum in Villa El Chocón, Neuquén Province, Argentina, is a municipal museum dedicated to the paleontology, archaeology and history of Villa El Chocón and its surroundings. Ernesto Bachmann Paleontological Museum is situated 3 km west of Estación Transformadora Chocón.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Villa El Chocón and El Chocón.
Villa El Chocón
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Villa El Chocón is a small town in Neuquén province in Argentina. It is located on the shores of the Ramos Mexia reservoir and has about 4,000 inhabitants.
El Chocón
Village
Villa El Chocón Cerros Colorados is a village and municipality in Neuquén Province in southwestern Argentina. The village was initially created to house the workmen building the Ezequiel Ramos Mexía dam on the Limay River. El Chocón is situated 7 km west of Estación Transformadora Chocón.
Estación Transformadora Chocón
- Type: Electrical substation
- Category: industry
- Location: Departamento de El Cuy, Río Negro Province, Argentina, South America
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Latitude
-39.25728° or 39° 15′ 26″ southLongitude
-68.74806° or 68° 44′ 53″ westOpen location code
47GHP7V2+3QOpenStreetMap ID
way 188360578
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Notable Places Nearby
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