Southern Andean steppe

Southern Andean steppe
Southern Andean steppe
	Lo Barnechea, Chile
	Ecoregion territory (in purple)
Ecology
Realm	Neotropical
Biome	Montane grasslands and shrublands
Borders	List Patagonian steppe; Valdivian temperate forests; Chilean matorral; High Monte; Central Andean puna; Central Andean dry puna;
Geography
Area	178,200 km2 (68,800 sq mi)
Countries	Chile; Argentina;
Conservation
Protected	21.165%

The Southern Andean steppe is a montane grasslands and shrublands ecoregion occurring along the border of Chile and Argentina in the high elevations of the southern Andes mountain range.

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