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%[1]

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.