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Coig River

river in Argentina

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 2, 2026
Entity authorityQ1107158 ↗
Source-derived summary

The Coig River (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkojɣ]) is a river of Argentina. It originates in Laguna La Esperanza, which is located near the Argentine border with Chile and Ruta Nacional 40. It empties into Bahía Grande, and the Coyle estuary's end is defined by two points, Punta Norte and Punta Sur.

See also

List of rivers of Argentina

References

Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Coig River” as river in Argentina. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Coig, River and river.

Editorial reviewMost useful as a place-based finding aid connecting the present description to earlier jurisdictions, maps and built evidence. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1993—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Coig, River and river providing the first useful test.
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Why this record matters

A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Coig River”, the useful work is to connect “river in Argentina” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 2, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1107158. VIAF identifies the subject as 315166502. The Library of Congress control number is sh2010002463. Authority coordinates are -50.950, -69.167. 3 of 4 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1993.

Critical limits

Modern boundaries and familiar names can conceal earlier jurisdictions or structures that do not align with the present site. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

How to read it

Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.

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  • Historic place names
  • Jurisdictional context
  • Routes into maps and plans
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Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.

Three-step research path

  1. Establish the record: confirm the title “Coig River”, its source revision and the description used here.
  2. Expand the search: follow Coig River primary sources, Coig River archive and Coig research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

Questions for further research

  1. Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Coig River”?
  2. Which authority defined the place, boundary or structure at the relevant date?
  3. Which earlier names or jurisdictions may reveal additional records?
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This entry incorporates text from “Coig River” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.