A peninsula is a piece of land surrounded by water on all but one side. of certain narrowness, known as isthmus and that will be the one that fulfills the function of joining it to another portion of land that has a greater extension, generally a continent.
As it is the only land route that joins the two portions of land in question, its control usually represents, for those who have it or would like to do so, a very important military and commercial strategic value. Traditionally, these territorial strips have known to have a remarkable importance.
There are a significant number of peninsulas on earth, even more, each of the continents has some and some with several.
Among the best known worldwide, especially for be part of the list of the seven world heritage sites declared by UNESCO, stands out the Peninsula of Valdés, which stands on the Argentine Sea that belongs to the province of Chubut of the Argentine Republic. Its physiognomy is almost rectangular and it is connected to the American continent through the Carlos Ameghino Isthmus.
The Valdés Peninsula has an area of 3,625 square kilometers and stands out for presenting two large recesses that had their origin in tectonic movements, meanwhile, another of its great peculiarities and curiosities, we find it in the climate it observes: very cold during winter , below five degrees below zero, but in summer, unlike many regions of southern Argentina, it is usually very hot, having reached 45 degrees last year at the behest of the eve of the new year.
