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Gastre
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Entrance to Gastre
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 Gastre
Location in Argentina
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| Country | Argentina |
| Province | Chubut |
| Department | Gastre |
| Elevation | 1,208 m (3,963 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 557 |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (ART) |
| CPA base |
U9121
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| Dialing code | +54 2965 |
| Climate | BSk |
Gastre (from Tehuelche Gástrrek, meaning "shrub") is a village in Chubut Province, Argentina. It is the head town of the Gastre Department. It was founded in 1904. The place was the center of a controversy in the early 1990s when Argentina's National Atomic Energy Commission proposed to build a deep borehole disposal in the area. It was intended for radioactive waste to stay in the area for "1,000 years" until the radiation reached a non-lethal level.
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