El Páramo
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Coordinates | 53 ° 4 ′ 0 ″ S , 68 ° 14 ′ 45 ″ W | |
Waters 1 | Atlantic Ocean | |
length | 10 km |
El Páramo is a spit ( peninsula ) around 10 kilometers long in the Argentine part of Tierra del Fuego . It is located on Isla Grande near the town of San Sebastián .
El Páramo's gold-bearing sand deposit was exploited by Julio Popper between 1886 and 1893 .