Bahía Blanca is a city in eastern Argentina in Buenos Aires Province and a seaport at the head of the Bahía Blanca ('White Bay' - an arm of the Atlantic Ocean). Argentina is a country in southern South America, situated between the Andes in the west and the southern Atlantic Ocean in the east. ... Categories: Argentine provinces | Buenos Aires province | Argentina geography stubs ... The Atlantic Ocean is Earths second-largest ocean, covering approximately one-fifth of its surface. ...

The leading city of eastern Argentina, Bahía Blanca is an important trans-shipping and commercial center, handling the large export trade in grain and wool from southern Buenos Aires Province, oil from Neuquén Province, and fruit from the Río Negro Valley. The National University of the South (Universidad Nacional del Sur) (http://www.uns.edu.ar) (1956) is in Bahía Blanca. The city was founded as a fort in 1828 and became commercially important after the construction of a railroad through the area in 1885. Population (1991) 260,096. This article is about wool, the fiber. ... Oil is a generic term for organic liquids that are not miscible with water. ... Events January 4 - The Vicomte de Martignac succeeds the Comte de Villèle as Prime Minister of France. ... 1885 is a common year starting on Thursday. ...