Alacaluf (English spelling)

Japanese: アラカルフ（英語表記）Alacaluf

An indigenous people who live in southern Chile, stretching from about latitude 47°30′ south to the islands west of Tierra del Fuego. The glaciers at the southern end of the Andes Mountains approach to the east, and the foothills are a rainy region with dense forests. The coast, on the other hand, is a complex ria coastline with countless islands floating in the sea. Due to the cold climate and topographical conditions, agriculture is impossible, and the main occupations of the people are fishing and hunting. They mainly collect shellfish and sea urchins, and hunt seals, cormorants, penguins, and ducks, as well as dolphins, guanacos (camelidae), fish, and the fruits of some wild plants.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

チリ南部，南緯47゜30′あたりからフエゴ島の西にある島々にかけて住む土着民族。アンデス山脈南端の氷河が東に迫り，山麓は樹木が密生する多雨地帯である。一方，海岸は複雑なリアス海岸地形で，海には無数の島が浮かぶ。寒冷の気候と地形的条件のために農耕は不可能で，生業は漁労と狩猟が中心となる。貝やウニの採集，アザラシ，ウ，ペンギン，カモの狩猟が主で，ほかにイルカ，ラクダ科のグアナコ，魚，若干の野生植物の実などもとる。

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